In a welcome relief banana prices have fallen this week and will continue to fall further over the coming weeks with good numbers coming down from Far North Queensland.

The Australian citrus season has commenced. During the course of the week we would have made the transition to Australian lemons and grapefruit. Limes from Far North Queensland continue in good volumes and prices are excellent. Currently there is a flush on yellow flesh nectarines. Good quality, good eating and well priced make them a must for your shopping basket.

Plenty of good eating fruit for lunch boxes this week with William pears and apricots in good supply. William pears are arriving in good volumes from Victoria, whilst sweet and juicy William pears are best eaten when they are a bright yellow. Excellent quality apricots are currently arriving from New Zealand but only have a small window so dont miss out.

Vegetables continue to be a struggle with the local season all but destroyed by the adverse weather conditions this has placed enormous pressure on supply. Lettuce, Cos lettuce, beans, tomatoes, kumara, corn and cauliflowers are all difficult to procure.

Better news on the vegetable front is that broccoli quantities have increased. Mainly from Victoria, broccoli quality has improved and prices have fallen substantially.  Red capsicums are also good value coming out of Queensland and South Australia. Lebanese cucumbers, Telegraph cucumbers, leeks, carrots and Spanish onions are all good value for money.

There is a buzz around Harris Farm Markets this week with the news of a store opening. Potts Point will open its doors this Thursday, 18^th February, and it will be bigger than Ben Hur.