The sun over the weekend was a welcome sight after all the rain throughout August.
- As the days warm up and lengthen, the Aussie Asparagus season will start to kick off. Asparagus growing has changed a lot over the past couple of years with some early crops now grown in Mildura and even the Northern Territory, but the best stuff comes off the muddy flats of Koo We Rup generally starting in late August, (although this year it has been a little late). From this week forward, you will be seeing the volumes improve and the price of Asparagus come back until the crop hits peak around the end of September.
- All of our bunch lines like spinach, silver beet, Kale, Tuscan Kale and the Asian green lines are looking great and represent good value.
- Overall, the market has been fairly depressed and supply has been pretty good so prices have been fairly reasonable. Mushrooms have been in very short supply and Swiss Brown have been almost impossible to get. Red capsicum and avocadoes are starting to shorten up and you will likely see some price increases over the coming month. Apart from that, most lines have been fairly abundant
- New season Kensington Pride and R2E2 mangoes are starting to appear in the market. Price is still holding firm though I have been able to get some class two fruit at a reasonable price. Class two mangoes taste just as good as premium fruit; they just have a few skin blemishes but often come in about the half the price of premium fruit. I always look for that happy spot where value meets quality.
- Aussie grown pomegranates have come to the end of the season and we won’t have an imported alternative until around November. We currently have Californian grapes but new season Aussie fruit will start soon with new varieties that are being grown in the Northern Territory.
- September is that in-between season. In-between the ravages of winter, the noise of spring and the looming madness of Christmas. Our staff are already getting in the Christmas essentials like glazed fruit ready for those that like to get onto their Christmas cake and pudding cooking early. As always, a busy couple of months ahead with the Daffodil Festival, the Kyneton Agricultural show, and Christmas. There I said it, sorry. (Just 116 days to go).
- Oh and don’t forget its almost time to plant your tomatoes. We start to stock a range of tomato plants from now for those that have hot houses and want to nurse them through the last few frosts of the year. Maybe we should run a competition to see who can produce the earliest tomato in the district. Food for thought. Happy September!.
Cheers, Dean
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