Welcome to this week’s Market Report. With October 31st just a couple of weeks away we have everything you need to make the most of Halloween.   



Starting with Vegetables

UK Pumpkins in all sizes are now readily available. We also have Toffee Apples and Chocolate Apples in stock as well as Fresh Chestnuts. Please give us as much notice as possible if you require large amounts of any of these items.

PUMPKIN

Vegetables the season for UK Courgette is finishing and we are moving to Spanish which is slightly more expensive but better quality.
UK Brussel Sprouts are in full swing and we also have Brussel Tops and Stalks arriving.
Both Round and Banana Shallots have come down in price due to the arrival of the Spanish and French season. Our Aubergines are also now Spanish and this means better quality and value.

This week  Best Buys include: Aubergine, UK Broccoli, Courgette, UK Cauliflower and UK Onion.



Moving onto Fruits; - ALL EUROPEAN

Peaches have now finished and we can only supply South African but they are very expensive and there is limited availability. Comice Pears, both UK and Dutch, are in full swing and Brazilian Melons have come down in price slightly. English Apples including Royal Gala, Cox, Russet, Braeburn and Kanzi are all good quality and readily available. Custard Apples are also arriving in the market. Finally, Golden Plums are coming to an end but the quality of our Satsuma’s has improved.

CUSTARD APPLES

This week the Best Buys include: UK Apples, Figs, Williams Pears, Plums, Grapefruit and UK Raspberries.


Salads:

Castlefranco Radicchio and Tardivo (a member of the chicory family) are both arriving in the market but are very expensive. UK Little Gem and Spring Onions are coming to an end and we are moving to Spanish and Egyptian varieties respectively. The Dutch season for Cucumbers and Tomatoes is also finishing and we are moving to Spanish but the abnormally warm weather over there may see a restricted supply and sudden price rises.


This week the Best Buys include all UK Iceberg, Spring Onion, UK Cos, UK Watercress and UK Chinese Leaf.

UK Produce Currently Available

VEGETABLES	SALADS	FRUITS
Baby Spinach Black Kale Beans Runner/Bobby Broccoli Broccoli Purple Sprouting Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Primo Cabbage Red Cabbage White Carrots Carrots Chantenay Cauliflower Chinese Leaf Curly Kale Corn on the Cob Courgette Green/Yellow Kholrabi Leeks Mixed Squash Mushrooms Flat Onions/Onions Red Pak Choi Potatoes Jersey (Mids & Ware) Pumpkin Purple Cauliflower Romanesco Spinach Bunch Spring Greens Swede Turnip	Baby Fennell Baby Leek Baby Turnip Baby Mixed Salad Leaves Baby Red Chard Beetroot Cooked Celery Cucumber Lettuce Cos Lettuce Iceberg Lettuce Little Gem Lettuce Oakleaf Lettuce Round Lettuce Raddichio Lollo Rosso Lollo Bionde Mustard Cress Spring Onions Watercress	Apples Cooking (Bramley) Apples Cox Apples Royal Gala Apples Russet Apples Shogun (Large) Damson Pears Conference Pears Comice Raspberries

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We would like to remind everyone that we are able to supply an extensive range of both Dried Goods and Dairy.

For further information please ask when placing your order.

We ask that all customers try to return as many boxes as they can as we are trying to strengthen our environmental policy and recycle as much as possible.

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