“As always at this time there is a huge emphasis on citrus in our fruit sales. Navel oranges have started to eat better and are easing in price. I think that Cara Cara navels which are getting underway now are eating and juicing really well, great alternative to navels, as are imperfect navels, so pay less for your oranges than has been the case. 

The other thing in citrus is how late the southern imperial Mandarines are this year. Fortunately, that gap has been plugged by a massive crop of Afourers and now Murcotts are starting as well. 

Imperfect Pink ladies and Packham pears are inexpensive options to the premium fruit and both are around half the regular price. The other excellent imperfect line is Gmax avocadoes, to me these are eating better than the north Qld Hass variety of fruit.  

Kiwi Gold is still excellent value and in berries I am now taking blueberries home, they are eating better than most if not all the strawberries either Bundaberg or Sunshine Coast fruit, neither of which are getting the hot dry days and cold nights that brings out the best in them watch this space in the coming weeks for the tsunami of blueberry specials.”