July Food Price Changes
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July 10th, 2008
Good buying and now in season
Avocado – we will be on new season fruit in the next few weeks. This will be a good year to have it on your menu as prices will be good (unlike last year!)
Beans – Aussie rounds offer good buying this week
Pumpkin – all varieties well priced, buttercup nearly finished but supermarket squash ready to go
Kiwifruit – both green and gold offer good value
Mandarin – local Satsuma are readily available and well priced
Tamarillo – large deep coloured fruit readily available
Tomatoes – both Aussie and local continue to offer unusually good value for this time of year
Cavalo nero- now in season
Jerusalem artichoke – reasonable volumes available now
Increasing in price or going out of season
Cucumber – continue to move up in price
Iceberg lettuce – the cold snap over the weekend has had an immediate effect for Auckland with all growers in Pukekohe being hit with frost & hail. Price already on the rise and unfortunately quality is bound to drop
Potatoes – Large washed and Agria are set to rise sharply as the supply has tightened considerably
Herbs – Tarragon is finished. Basil volume is diminishing but remains available, orders may be cut back slightly. Sage and Dill are extremely short and may be unavailable some days.