Dave's Market Update
In Fruit
Still lots of fantastic fruit available in our stores. After a fantastic week with large Hass avocados last week, we have larger and cheaper Reeds this week. I well remember the days when they were a luxury fruit and were always dear, around three times the current price at this time of the year.
Bananas, peaches and nectarines remain outstanding value and quality. This week, we are pivoting away from white grapes to a very good red seedless variety, we are between varieties on whites and will get back to them in 10 days or so. Limes have eased again and are great quality. We have some superb imported Navels at a reasonable price at last.
Figs and imperfect Honey Gold mangoes, a great variety are definitely better eating than the supermarket offers this week. Finally, some of the better eating plums are underway.
In Veg
Not a great week for veg, most items a little dearer than last week. It’s a bargain week for asparagus, great specials across the company. Iceberg lettuce is substantially cheaper than last weekend most cues are reasonable.
We do have very good value imperfect Roma tomatoes in NSW and imperfect gourmets in QLD which will fill the gap until Autumn season gourmets, snacking Toms and Truss get underway.
Dave's Pick of the Week
“Red seedless grapes are my pick of the week. Traditionally, white grapes have been Australia's favourite grape and they are fantastic early in the season. While the whites are still fantastic, we are finishing up the newer varieties however our traditional Thompson seedless variety is close but not yet at their best. Now it's the Sweet Nectar variety that we will promote until the Thompsons reach their time and that will be soon. These particular-red seedless are the sweet nectar variety from the Sunraysia district. Some of this fruit can be a little pale in colour.
Highly coloured fruit commands a huge price premium but undeservedly so. Often the paler, even almost white fruit, is not so pigmented because it has been subjected to the hottest weather which makes it turn pale, but also sweet.
The smaller fruit (usually sold in bags) is just as good to eat as the larger, more expensive fruit. Pinch one off the bunch and taste it before you automatically pick up your white grapes - I always do.”- David Harris
