Try out a Mangosteen!
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May 5th, 2008
The exotic mangosteen has just become available in NZ. Although a tad expensive at 18.45/kg this Malaysian fruit, sometimes referred to as ‘the Queen of tropical fruits’ has a deep reddish purple colour when ripe and its fragrant edible flesh is sweet, creamy, citrusy with a slight peach flavour.
Chokos are now available from 95c ea and also fresh cranberries (from 5.45/kg). The cranberry season is relatively short (usually lasting only a month) and this is an excellent time to offer these fresh.
May Food Price Changes
Kiwifruit are well in season and are down another 50c this week to 1.45/kg.
Broccoli is stable at 1.35/kg.
Red capsicums are up 1.05 to 6.95/kg.
Cauliflower (from 2.20/kg) is still well priced but is beginning to rise.
Asparagus stable around 16.90
Cabbage is down in price from 2.50 to 1.85/kg
Rockmelons are up from 5.75 to 6.90 and honeydew melons from 5.90 to 4.35