Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Veg Market Report – October 7th, 2025
After a busy start to spring, Melbourne’s wholesale fruit and veg market has levelled out a little. A few lines are bouncing back like capsicums and mushrooms, while others such as limes and zucchini, are firming up.
Whether you’re ordering for cafés, pubs, restaurants, or healthcare and childcare kitchens, this wrap helps you see where value’s landed — and where to tread carefully.
✅ What’s Looking Good
Capsicum (Red & Yellow): Prices have eased back after last week’s spike, with Queensland growers still pushing plenty of quality stock through. Green are a little short and up in price so mixed colour caps might be a good cost saver.
Mangoes: Queensland fruit continues to improve — sweet, aromatic, and cheaper again this week. If the market had a smell, it’d be pure summer.
Melons: A strong week again for honeydew, rockmelon, and watermelon. Quality remains excellent and prices are holding low — great value for large-format catering and fruit displays.
Strawberries: Supply is slowly improving as more fruit hits the market, but premium large berries are still commanding higher prices. Smaller and medium-sized trays are around $15 cheaper, though quality is mixed — expect a shorter shelf life and a bit of wastage.
Raspberry & Blueberry: Supply is steady with consistent quality and pricing. Blueberries, in particular, are excellent buying for restaurants and cafés right now.
Citrus: Lemons are in better balance, with good local fruit and cheaper good quality 2nd-grade options. Oranges are transitioning from Navels to Valencia’s, with sweet, juicy fruit starting to come through.
Asparagus: The local season is powering on. Prices have stabilised, quality is excellent, and 2nds are the kitchen hero for cost-conscious menus.
Tomatoes: Queensland crops continue to perform, keeping prices steady across truss, gourmet, and romas. Roma quality has lifted slightly from last week.
Avocados: No change — and that’s good news. Still cheap, still excellent quality, with smaller 28–30 counts the best value for money. Don’t forget different sizes have different prices so remember to check all products on the app not just your pantry list.
Cucumbers: After several strong weeks, prices remain low. Lebanese seconds in 10kg boxes are a smart option for kitchens that can use volume.
Broccoli & Broccolini: Still a solid buy — stable pricing and crisp, clean heads. Broccolini has edged up slightly in price after a small rise last week.
Eggplant: Remains a quiet achiever. Quality Queensland fruit is abundant and affordable, and 5kg 2nds bags continue to be great value for prep kitchens.
Beans: Machine picked tightened slightly towards the end of last week and we had to switch to hand picked which are about double the price. But supply is back to normal this week.
Mushrooms: Finally some relief! Supply has improved and prices are easing across buttons, cups, and flats. Exotics remain steady. (Don’t forget the 4kg Cup special running this week.)
Lettuce & Salad Leaves: Consistent quality thanks to mild weather. Iceberg, baby spinach, and mixed leaves are all steady buys.
Eggs: Supply keeps building, and prices have fallen again. Sunrise Free Range 700g now fully stocked across all ordering platforms.
Herbs & Micros: Great variety from Flowerdale Farms, but expect tighter supply as spring carnival orders ramp up.
Artichokes: Local Werribee South crops still delivering excellent quality and reliable pricing.
Pumpkin: Queensland stock remains clean and firm. Pricing unchanged, and value still solid for this time of year.
🔻Where the pressure’s on
Zucchini: Prices have jumped noticeably after a long stretch of rock-bottom rates. Quality remains high, but supply is lighter. Expect this firmer pricing to hold for a few weeks.
Limes: As predicted last week, prices have risen as growers hold fruit ahead of spring carnival. Supply remains fine, but costs are up and may climb further.
Blackberries: Still the weakest of the berry family. Supply remains tight, with pricing above raspberries and blueberries.
Bananas: Supply remains on the lighter side with prices still elevated. Fruit continues to arrive from Queensland, with quality holding steady despite tighter volumes.
Green Capsicum: Red and yellow are abundant, but green remains scarce, pushing prices slightly higher.
Passionfruit: Gaps between Panama varieties have tightened supply. Expect larger fruit but fewer trays for now.
Potatoes: No improvement — SA and Tasmanian crops remain under strain from disease and low yields. Prices steady at high levels, with processed and peeled still the most cost-effective workaround.
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