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SALADS
We have seen the first batch of
French Heritage Tomatoes. These
are vibrant in colour but on the
inflated side as still early.
The weather in Spain is still
causing detrimental challenges
English Naked Cucumbers have
for many growers after heavy
been spotted for the first time
rainfall and flooding has damaged
which is a really positive sign that
the majority of crops leaving
summer is on the horizon. Towards
availability short and prices sky
the middle of the month as
high. On top of this we are facing
Egyptian season slopes off, we
a transitional period from
should see the first of the English
Spanish to Dutch season. The
Spring Onions from our grower in
most affected lines are below :
Worcestershire.
Red Pepper
Yellow Pepper
Green Pepper
Iceberg Lettuce
Cos Lettuce
Little Gem Lettuce
Tomatoes (all varieties)
Despite facing challenges with
some whole head lettuces, we are
still seeing lovely Italian varieties
such as Pink Raddichio,
Castlefranco and Trevise Lettuce.
All varieties of Chillies are slightly
inflated as a result of Spanish
season finishing a lot sooner than
anticipated due to the weather
and Dutch not ready yet.
FRUIT
The rain in Spain strikes again as
we navigate flooding issues in
orchards that produce Lemons.
Mid-April will see new crops of
South African which will help.
Sadly we are seeing the back end
of Blood Oranges and they are
near enough finished until
next year. English Apple Season
should be completely finished by
the end of April and we will be
working Southern Hemisphere by
this point. Nadorcotts are slowly
drawing an end and we will move
over to Peruvian Clementines in
the near future.
It has been a terribly tricky time
with Melon’s (all varieties). We are
seeing a slow improvement but
nothing too rapid. This is due to
the switch over from Costa
Rican/Brazilian to Honduras
Central American season. Pardon
the pun but Pineapple’s are 8in the
We have some Berry exciting
same boat9 as a result of ongoing
issues with Vessel delays. Banana news from our English Growers in
Kent! We expect to see English
colouring is still tricky but we are
Strawberries start as early as
hopeful this will improve as the
mid-April, sunshine dependant. .
month continues
