Fresh Produce

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Latest Fresh Produce News

Irish minister tells horticulture industry to prepare for no deal Brexit

18 August 2019 , By Matthew Appleby

Supply shortages follow weather damage to brassica crops

14 August 2019 , By Sarah Cosgrove

DEFRA allocated 3% of no-deal Brexit funding

13 August 2019

Pest & Disease latest

Supermarket retail

Big changers week on week as of 5 August 2019

Lettuce, Gem x2	69	Morrisons
Broccoli, kg	170	Co-op
Aubergine, each	80	Waitrose
Parsnips, 500kg	49	Tesco

More Supermarket retail prices

Retail prices from the major supermarkets are collected by Market Intelligence Services and updated every Tuesday.

Wholesale prices

Average most usual as of W/E 2 August 2019

Beans, broad/runner	110/221
Cauliflower, all varieties, per head	52
Onions, brown bulb/spring bunch	47/27
Apples, Gala	101

More Wholesale prices

*National average wholesale and median prices charged in England.

Data supplied by Defra. www.defra.gov.uk

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FRESH PRODUCE SECTOR DATA

The latest wholesale and supermarket prices

Skilled Tractor Driver/Operator
Vision - Redbridge Culture & Leisure London (Central), London (Greater)
Head Gardener
Sunninghill and Ascot Property Company Sunninghill, Ascot
Gardener x2
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Joseph Rowntree Housing Foundation Tanners Yard, Huntington, York
Chief Plant Health Officer, Grade 6
NICS Recruitment Belfast (City/Town)
Grower Nursery Unit Manager
MorePeople Lancashire