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MARKET REPORT - Wednesday 28th May, 2008 (02-Jun-08)
Vegetables:
New crop French Leeks have started.
New crop French carrots have replaced the English winter crop.
New season Italian courgettes are a perfect choice.
Summer crop Italian Savoy Cabbage is coming through very nice.
New season English Primo and pointed Cabbage is excellent
Jersey Potatoes are both down in price and selling very well.
Italian Broad Beans still remain very difficult to source but peas are much more plentiful.
Swede and Parsnips have risen in price. Parsnips will have a short shelf life so only order what you need.
Onions are still much the same and are still a high price.
Large “jumbo” Carrots have become very short and expensive.
Old Potatoes are coming well towards the end of the season now and it is starting to affect the quality.
Salads:
All Dutch Salad is much the same as last week with no shortages or price changes.
Cherry Vine Tomatoes still remain a favourite with everyone.
New season fresh cooked Beetroot is very nice.
The new season English Bunch Carrots are small at the moment but very sweet.
English Iceberg and Little Gem have both become short and expensive.
Celery is very short and very expensive as we wait on the new season English to start.
English Spring Onions will have suffered with the heavy rain this weekend so we can expect problems.
Fruit:
Our LOCAL STRAWBERRIES start next week.
Cherry’s are more plentiful and now much larger and with a much better taste then before.
All Berries seem to be coming through very nice with new season Red Currants and Blueberries.
Peach and Nectarines are much more plentiful and much better sized but are still arriving under ripe.
Black and White Seedless Grapes are still suffering but we have switched over to Mexican purely for quality. Large Oranges and Lemons still remain on the expensive.
Exotics:
Our selections of baby vegatables grown LOCALLY are superb quality.
The one kilo punnets of cultivated Mixed Wild Mushrooms are readily available.
Fresh wet Garlic is superb.
However, Girrolles and Morels etc. need to be pre-ordered with a minimum of one days notice.
Trumpette and Chanterelle are too wet and are currently unavailable.
PRICE ALERT:
Round and Banana Shallots are making a small fortune, quality is not good either. We are waiting for the new season to start.
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