Crop Report
Monday, 30th June to Sunday, 13th July 2025
Get the insight you need to plan more effectively and manage your menus with our latest report from the field, brought to you by our expert produce team. Speak to your produce specialist for any further information.
Storms and heavy rain in source countries has caused availability to go extremely limited on passion fruit. There is additional scarring and a larger variance in the size of fruits. Fortunately, our supplier is grading through this thoroughly so we are confident customer impact will be at a minimum. This issue is expected to last another two to three weeks.
Large Dutch Onion (497159) will transition out of stock as we move further into the season for Spanish onions. We expect this to happen over the next two weeks or so. The sizing of the large Dutch onion is also somewhat small at the minute, this is another reason why we are keen to move towards the Spanish onion (VW707).
We are currently at the end of the season for prepared parsnips. Unfortunately, the quality has not held up and we have decided to conclude the season about a week earlier than we had hoped. All prepared parsnip products will be impacted including mixes. We will share an update on resumption of supply in due time.
New season Spanish onions has started to filter into stock; volumes have been increasing week on week and availability is strong at the minute. Internal quality is excellent with no signs of breakdown. The skin finish is typical for this time of year. Customers can expect skin to be thin which may make the product more vulnerable to physical damage. This will begin to subside as we progress further into the season.
The supply coming from Spain continues to be limited. Recent bad weather and flooding is causing there to be a gap in production. However, we are planning to filter in some Irish celery which will help alleviate any potential supply issues we may have seen.
Padraig’s Potatoes
Padraig’s chipping potatoes (codes 497854 and 497855) will be out of stock for the next two to three weeks approximately. This is due to quality not holding on old season stock. We are currently waiting on new season product to be harvested at which point supply will resume.
Salad Potatoes
There are currently no issues with availability. Old season stocks are finishing up and new season potatoes are expected to be introduced by the end of June/early July.
