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DUBLIN WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT FOR FRUIT,VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS Weekly Market Report Week 28.2013 Friday 05/07/2013 to Thursday 11/07/2013 Vegetables: Prolonged sunshine and high temperatures created winners and losers on the vegetable front. Winners: Tomato sales were lively and returns pushed up to 650c for Class 1 Dutch. Backward lots prevailed as stocks across Europe turned over quickly. Cucumbers were snapped up with supplies somewhat tight. Quotes of €700c were common at the end of the period Pepper prices took-off early in the week with quotes of €22/23 for red varieties. Returns dropped €6/7 on Thursday as supplies improved. Big volumes of iceberg lettuce were cleared at an attractive €5 per 12. Butterhead lettuce sold in volume also. Losers: Cauliflower from the UK was slow as values bottomed out at €500/550 per 12. Good quality broccoli was sluggish even at 500/550c per 4.5Kg. Wholesalers found it difficult to attract buyers to top quality York cabbage Swede turnover was less ebullient with returns tending to ease. Carrot sales were flat also and shelf life became a problem for any lots enduring a spell exposed to the strong sunshine. Potatoes : Demand contracted as the effects of high temperatures and a traditional seasonal downturn took their toll. Supplies of Home Guards were tight and this help stabilize returns at 700/850c. Brish Queens were common but by no means abundant and returns hovered around €11/10Kg over the period. Premier was selling well and some large tubers suitable for peeling fetched up to €10 per 10Kg. Dwindling volumes of Rooster and Golden Wonder . Fruit: Berries and stone fruits fared best . Keen interest in strawberries was displayed throughout the week. Supplies were ample and returns steady. Brazilian, Chilean , New Zealand and South African apples were plentiful sales fluctuated. Peaches and Nectarine sales were at their best for some time. Spanish Santa Rosa plums were in excellent condition and ,like all the stone fruits, sales profited from the summer weather. South African Valencia oranges finally ousted Egyptian and Moroccan varieties from pole position. Quality was choice and initial sales good. Flowers: Merchants experienced difficulty in keeping stock fresh as temperatures climbed. Sales centered on frequent small lots rather than big volume purchases. Lily prices were down with an abundance of stock available. Roses were available at low returns also. Interest in chrysanthemums was lacklustre.