If the recent spike in produce prices wasn’t bad enough, the current heavy rain means things are going to get a lot worse.
We’ve seen hefty price tags on cucumbers, broccoli and tomatoes, making it more cost effective to grow your own.
Now, we can expect to see supply issues with beans and snow peas – so if it’s not already too late, we recommend heading to the freezer section of your local supermarket and stocking up on some of these items now before you miss out.
Beans, snow peas, zucchinis
Speaking to ABC News, Trevor Cross from Cross Family Farms says, “A lot of our beans have all died because of the wet weather, so that’s probably our most impacted. Those and the snow peas.”
He added: “”Zucchini plants are in the ground, but they don’t like the rain. The harvest drags out a lot because it’s too cold for them to grow.
“You’ll see a lot of cracking in the tomatoes, as well as leaf disease.”
Apples and avos
While there’s currently an oversupply of avocadoes, farmers sown south say that may change.
David Freeman from Freeman’s Organic Farm in the Currumbin Valley told the ABC he’s already lost about 70 per cent of his custard apples.
“But what I’m finding now is because of the saturation of the soil, lack of sunshine, and cold temperatures, we unfortunately have started to lose avocado trees through Phytophthora, a soil fungus,” he said.
How to save money on groceries
But thankfully, not all fruit and veg has skyrocketed just yet. Melbourne-based fruiterer Thanh Truong recommends looking out for the following fruit and veg.
- Carrots
- Cabbages
- Pumpkins
- Mushrooms
- Oranges and other citrus fruit
- Australian kiwi fruit
- Celery
- Chokos
- Chestnuts
And to help you put these ingredients to good use, here are BHG’s top 12 best value recipes to help save you money.
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