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November 2024
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Let’s start November off with a bang and talk about how English Apples are thriving. We have seen some
lovely varieties from Gala to Braeburn and Russet. Our grower in Tonbridge, Kent is only 27 miles from
our warehouse so great for helping keep food miles low. English Conference Pears are coming in nice at
the moment, the quality is superb and again these are predominantly coming from Kent with back up
support of Belgian variety. A great seasonal pick this time of year is Kaki Fruit also known as Persimmon
fruit, they work well in both sweet and savoury dishes. These are a great alternative for stone fruit such as
Peaches and Nectarines which are now coming from South Africa and costing a pretty penny. Plums are
also a great alternative in the Stone Fruit department.
It’s a good time of year for Pomegranates, great to add some juicy flavour to winter salads or sweet
treat dessert dishes. Quince is a lovely choice at the moment and good availability too. A real highlight
as we head into November and start to feel festive are Fresh Cranberries. Christmas menu’s will begin
shortly if they haven’t already and along with Cranberries, Chestnuts and Walnuts are a must.
We would love to have English Berries all year round but unfortunately it’s not possible. Now the season
has officially ended, we move across to European and Southern Hemisphere varieties. Naturally this
inflates the price and sees a dip in availability with Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries and
Blueberries. Strawberries in particular will now be Dutch 500g punnets but availability is incredibly slim
as prices are heavy compared to last month around double the price.
We have seen a vast improvement with Lemons as we’ve bridged the gap between South African to
Spanish. Pink Grapefruit will be moving over to Israelian variety which usually sees a spike in price but
with the support of Turkish variety we hope this won’t make too much of an impact. Small amounts of
Spanish Oranges have been spotted as we prepare to move fully over from South African. Blood
Oranges made a brief appearance on the market but won’t flow fully until December. Due to shipping
delays from Brazil, Melons (all varieties, but especially Ogen) are very tight on availability at the
moment.
Nadarcotts will be drawing to an end this month which will in turn mean the start of Satsumas. Be
prepared for a visibly lighter skin and sharper taste than the beautiful sweet and juicy taste of
Nadarcotts which we won’t see again until Moroccan starts around mid to late December. Leafy
Clementines & Non Leafy Clementine will make an appearance towards the end of November which
will widen options.
European variety of both Green and Red Grapes will be finishing this month and transitioning over to
Southern Hemisphere causing an expected hike in price. Turkish Figs were great but have now sadly
finished and whilst we await the arrival of Brazilian we have seen a gap in availability and inflated cost.
