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The cooler weather has people seeking out vegetables for warming meals over salad and fruit choices which has changed the dynamic in some of the pricing, with fresh produce sales in your local fruit shop driven by supply and demand. In the vegetable aisle, the best buys include Asian vegetables, capsicum, carrot, celery, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin. The strong demand for asparagus, beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, glasshouse eggplant, fennel, leeks, sweet corn and mushrooms have kept prices firm but their quality is good. Beans and cabbage are also firm an..

Your local fruit shop owners are on the search for strawberries this week but most other fruit and vegetables are available with popular roasting vegetables the best buys of the week in a firmly priced market. Onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin are all cheap to reasonably priced, just in time for the cooler weather to be cooked up into a warming dish. Expect to pay reasonable prices for Asian vegetables, beetroot, broccoli, capsicum, celery and silverbeet. Glasshouse-grown eggplants, also known as aubergine, look magnificent this week but are firmly priced. You will also pay firm ..

Your local fruit shop owners are on the search for strawberries this week but most other fruit and vegetables are available with popular roasting vegetables the best buys of the week in a firmly priced market. Onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin are all cheap to reasonably priced, just in time for the cooler weather to be cooked up into a warming dish. Expect to pay reasonable prices for Asian vegetables, beetroot, broccoli, capsicum, celery and silverbeet. Glasshouse-grown eggplants, also known as aubergine, look magnificent this week but are firmly priced. You will also pay firm ..

Your local fruit shop owners are on the search for strawberries this week but most other fruit and vegetables are available with popular roasting vegetables the best buys of the week in a firmly priced market. Onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin are all cheap to reasonably priced, just in time for the cooler weather to be cooked up into a warming dish. Expect to pay reasonable prices for Asian vegetables, beetroot, broccoli, capsicum, celery and silverbeet. Glasshouse-grown eggplants, also known as aubergine, look magnificent this week but are firmly priced. You will also pay firm ..

Australia's growing regions are still producing quality fresh produce despite weather challenges having an impact on harvest times and volumes. The cooler weather is a great time to eat roast vegetables with reasonably priced onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkin the best buys of the week. Top quality capsicums are firmly priced but you can still find great deals on second quality offerings. Be prepared to pay firm prices for Asian vegetables, beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, celery, eggplant, fennel, leeks and silverbeet. Asparagus is hard to..

Chillier weather is starting to impact quality, availability and price in the Brisbane Produce Market as we transition into the cooler months, but that means some great buys on winter crops that are coming into season. The best buys include Asian vegetables, beans, beetroot, brussels sprouts and great quality zucchini, which has dropped in price. Carrots have increased in price and most other vegetable lines have remained firm this week including cauliflower, capsicum, eggplant, fennel, leeks, snow peas, silverbeet, squash and mushrooms. Celery is also firm in price, but not great quality. ..

Some vegetables are harder to find this week with the Victorian growing regions hit by cold and rainy conditions but there is still plenty of fresh produce to choose from. The best buys include great quality Asian vegetables, carrots, celery, eggplant, silverbeet, onions and potatoes, and even imported asparagus although its quality is average. Beetroot, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, fennel, leeks, snow peas, squash, mushrooms and pumpkin have firmed in price. Beans are expensive and are expected to rise in price, while sweet corn and zucchini are also expensive and in shor..

High demand over Easter has pushed the price of some fresh produce higher this week and despite recent poor weather in the growing regions, there is ample supply. Look to Asian vegetables, beetroot, brussels sprouts, carrots, celery, eggplant, fennel, snow peas, silverbeet, onions, potatoes and pumpkin for the best buys in the vegetable aisle. Prices on imported and Victorian grown asparagus are firm. You can also expect to pay more for some kitchen favourites such as cabbage, cauliflower, capsicum, leeks, squash, sweet corn and sweet potatoes but they are top quality. Shorter supplies and..

Ample quality fresh produce continues to flow into the Brisbane Produce Market from across Australia despite growers being hard hit by cyclone damage in Queensland's north and wide spread flooding in northern NSW. Your Local Fruit Shop stores have vegetable aisles spilling with offerings of reasonably priced Asian vegetables, machine picked beans, beetroot, carrot, celery, eggplant, silverbeet, squash, onions, potatoes and pumpkin. Expect to pay more for imported asparagus, fennel, leeks, parsnips, squash, sweet corn, zucchini and mushrooms. Sweet potatoes have also firmed in price w..

The worst of Cyclone Debbie's destruction won't be felt in the fresh produce aisles until May through to July with Australia's largest winter cropping region, at Bowen, the hardest hit at a time when the growers were planting. In the short term, Cyclone Debbie's heavy rains and resulting road transport issues may cause some fresh produce fluctuations in the days ahead but the value and quality were steady this week with the exception of sweet potatoes which have spiked in price to be expensive. Look for reasonably priced, top quality Asian vegetables, imported asparagus, ..