Now fully Spanish supply, we had a few harvesting challenges when
the bad weather hit but quality and availability is now very good.
Now we are in main season crop, both availability and quality is good but
the larger end of the crop seems to be limited. All crops are now covered with straw to protect them against the extreme winter weather.
Moving from UK to French supply following the recent frosts.
French will take us through the winter period and UK will start again late spring/summer.
Yellow & red onions - compared to the past few years onion supply
this season is good. Late rains in the UK and the Netherlands causes some growers challenges however we are viewing this year’s as normal… whatever that is anymore!
Availability is good this year, and since temperatures have been fairly
mild, hopefully we will not see the quality issues echoed from last season.
Dry weather conditions in late October has meant that lifting is complete
and crop has been put into stores. However, there are already some concerns from growers about how the crop will hold up in storage. This combined with the shortfall in the 2023/24 crop, late planting due to a wet spring and the lack of seed available for planting the 2024/25 crop, could mean that we have another challenging end to the season. Some growers are already predicting the need to use imported crop to help bolster the UK crop and see us through. Ultimately it is a bit too early to tell when and how much imported crop will be needed.
Quality this year is very good. White is in plentiful supply, while reds availability is lower and doesn’t store as well as it has higher sugars,so a contingency crop is being grown in Spain for May & June to ensure availability and quality.
Savoy is very good quality. Frost does not affect savoy the
same as cauliflower and it’s expected to take us through winter with no problems.
Similar to savoy, kale is particularly hardy and both are
expected to take us through into the new year. Imports should only be required if we see very heavy frost for a prolonged period.
Overall, dare I say, a normal crop this year - quality is very good. The east of Scotland hasn’t seen any extremes this year and hopefully this will continue into 2025.
Mainly Portuguese and Spanish for winter.
Salads
Very good with no concerns.
Production has been okay, a slow start has reduced availability in the market, but the quality is good.
Very good with no concerns.
Supply and quality are good. There are some grower concerns about mildew when overcast, but nothing has been seen.
Supply is a mix of UK glasshouse and Italian & Spanish supply, quality is very good without any problems expected.
Quality is very good despite the rains in Spain, conditions are much improved and availability is good.
Some rib staining was seen in November due to rain but quality is now much improved and availability is good.
Production now stabilises following overcast weather in Spain. This weather has given us a few challenges through November. Green has been prone to orange flashing which happens when fruit stay on the plants too long. With red, we have seen an increase in soft spots but much this is much improved into December.
Mainly Morocco, with Canarian as a contingency. Production volumes are now good, quality and shelf-life much improved as season gets underway and expected to continue improving.
Berries
No supply or quality issues being seen.
Sea freight from Chile is the favoured supply, while a small volume from Morocco is also expected. Overall no issues expected.
Quality has been good but still challenging due to delays docking.
Grape has been challenging. Quality has been average and availability low due to shipping. Loose red has been substituted with green for about a week due to delayed vessels but supply is expected to restart.
Recent supply has been lower due to the poor conditions in the Mediterranean.
There are normal concerns with transport but supply looks to be ok.
Exotics
Quality is very good. Civil unrest has calmed down - supply and quality is good.
Quality is good.
Last of UK Rainbow & orange carrot. South African supply will take us through our winter (their summer) - quality is good.
Current supply is Moroccan and Egyptian and quality is very good. Rwanda is in the background as a backup.
Mainly Portuguese supply with Spanish backup. Quality is good - was harvested before rains.
Mainly Moroccan supply, with some Spanish as a backup - quality is very good.
Quality is very good and will take us through until summer.
Garlic from Spain has been affected by poor weather supply; will be Chinese for the time being - quality is good.
Availability of Brazilian ginger is good and the quality is superb.
Quality is good, however the supply has been very challenging due shipping having been under pressure for the past few months.
Tommy Atkins are good.
New season have been okay. While late rains have reduced supply, it is now much improved.
Quality is very good.
Mangetout - overall quality is good. Sugar snap moving from Kenya to Egypt in the New Year - crop reports are good.
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