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Market report August 2017 Generally fruit and vegetable prices have eased again this month. Cold weather has impacted the volume of supply but this has not flowed onto pricing. Some of the local produce from the Mackay region includes limes, kent pumpkin, sweet corn, garlic, smooth leaf and hybrid pineapples, herbs, salad mix and fancy lettuce. The Burdekin, Gumlu and Bowen regions are producing a wide range of produce. This includes: red, green, yellow and orange capsicums, round beans and flat beans honeydew melons and rock melons, continental, purple and thai apple eggplant. ..

There is an abundance of fresh produce available at Your Local Fruit Shop this week with the cool nights and warm days in the growing regions accelerating fruit and vegetable growth. The best priced and quality vegetables for this week include Asian vegetables, beans, beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, field grown eggplant, fennel, leeks, snow peas, silverbeet, sweet corn, zucchini, onions, potatoes and pumpkin. Capsicum has firmed in price but is still considered value-for money. You will find the pick of the bunch have firm, deeply coloured and glo..

Mid-winter is the best time to pick up top shelf and affordable vegetable and salad items with an abundance from Australia's harvest regions arriving at the Brisbane Produce Market. Look for top quality Asian vegetables, beans, beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, carrots, celery, snow peas, silverbeet, sweet corn, zucchini, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin, all Australian grown and at great prices. Field grown eggplants are also at bargain prices but be prepared to pay more for the glamour hydroponic offerings with their high gloss, smooth an..

An abundance of supply has meant most fresh produce prices are reasonable, just in time for Queensland students to return to school when families traditionally look for healthier lunchbox snacks and meals. The best vegetable buys include Asian vegetables, imported asparagus, beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, carrot, celery, leeks, silverbeet, squash, zucchini, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin, with onions considered cheap. Snow peas have fallen in price but like fennel, which is in short supply, is considered firmly priced. You will also pay firm pric..

The winter growing regions have settled into their usual harvest for this time of year, with some top quality fruit and vegetables being produced from the cooler weather and occasional rainy days. This biggest vegetable bargains are smaller sized sweet potatoes and pumpkin which are eating well and great ingredients for versatile warming meals. This week's top quality produce is also value-for-money with Asian vegetables, imported asparagus, beetroot, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, carrot, celery, fennel, leeks, silverbeet, squash, onions and potatoes at reasonable pri..

School holidays is a great time to get the kids cooking with a variety of affordable winter fruits and vegetables available, particularly now that the quality is outstanding and their abundance means most prices are reduced. Vegetables should be the star of the dish in the cooler months with Asian vegetables, imported asparagus, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, carrot, celery, fennel, silverbeet, squash, zucchini, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin eating well and value-for-money. Eggplant can be found at reasonable prices but the glamour fruit will cost you more..

Larger volumes of fresh produce are arriving from the winter cropping regions to the Brisbane Produce Market that have turned an initial slow start to the season into an abundance of choice. Vegetables thrive in the cooler conditions with Asian vegetables, beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, capsicum, carrots, silverbeet, squash, zucchini, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin all at value-for money prices. Celery is cheap while cabbage buyers will notice a slight rise but it's still considered reasonably priced. Eggplant is plentiful but the more eye-catching, glo..

Some fruit and vegetables flourish in the colder conditions of winter resulting in quality produce arriving on Your Local Fruit Shop shelves. In particular, most vegetables thrive meaning you can pick up Asian vegetables, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, fennel, silverbeet, zucchini, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin at value-for-money prices. Imported asparagus is also reasonably priced as are field grown eggplants and smaller sized capsicum. However, the glamour larger-sized capsicum and glasshouse grown eggplant that are glossy and thriving in the cool will cos..

Winter is the time for warming vegetable meals and exotic fruits, with some of the more traditional jamming varieties in season to heat up a kitchen in a weekend cook up. Some great quality Asian vegetables, beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, fennel, silverbeet, sweet corn, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin are on your local fruit shop's shelves at value-for-money prices. Smaller sized squash may be expensive but the larger offerings are reasonably priced. You will expect to pay firm prices for imported asparagus, parsnips, snow peas,..

Recent soaring vegetable and salad prices have reduced with more quality stock arriving into the Brisbane Produce Market as the growing regions recover from harsh early season weather conditions. Expect to pay reasonable prices for top quality Asian vegetables, beetroot, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, silverbeet, sweet corn and roasting vegetables such as onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin. Broccoli and imported asparagus are slightly firmer in price but still affordable. You will pay firm prices for beans, celery, eggplant, fennel, leeks, parsnips, squash, zucch..