Transportation of Chestnuts to Sydney Markets from North East Victoria will be reported and updated every Wednesday afternoon during the peak period of the 2009 Season.
Delivery days:
Sydney – Tuesday & Saturday
Amounts of Chestnuts transported to Sydney Markets
Courtesy Evan Taylor Transport, Beechworth
Wednesday 6th May
(Please note this is the final report for the 2009 season)
Quality of nuts reported coming into the Market is still excellent. Prices are slightly up this week.
Varieties: Purtons Pride, Red Spanish, some De Coppi
Prices: L1 $5 – $4.50 L2 $6 – $6.50 L3 $8 (Prices $2 -$10 Average over all $5)
Tuesday 5/5/09 – 8 tonne
Saturday 2/5/09 – 11.370 tonnes
Wednesday 29th April
Quaility of nuts coming into the Market is reported as still being very good, they are yet to see rain affected nuts in the Market. There are still a lot of nuts in the Market with not much coming in, so this reflects a slow week.
Varieties: Purton’s, Red Spanish, De Coppi
Prices: $2 – $10 averaging $5
Tuesday 28/4/09 – 4.1 tonnes
Saturday 25/4/09 – 14.2 tonnes
Wednesday 22nd April
The Markets were reporting good sales on Monday with one wholesaler selling 4 tonne of his 6.5 tonne delivery easily. Prices are still holding but the feeling is they will slide gradually from here. It has been noted that quantities have been down across the board 30% – 50%.
Varieties: Last of the Buffalo Queen in the Market Monday. De Coppi in Monday. Red Spanish.
Sizes: Average L1 – L2. Average Buffalo Queen – Standard – L1
Prices: Small $4.50 L1 $5 -$5.50 L2 $6 -$7 L3 $8 L4 $10
Tuesday 21/4/09 – 7.7 tonnes
Saturday 18/4/09 – 18 tonne
Wednesday 16th April
The Markets are reporting good quantities and quality chestnuts arriving almost on a daily basis. Demand is good and prices are holding up.
Varieties available: Red Spanish, De Coppi, Purton’s Pride
Size: Red Spanish average L2
Price: $3 – $10 (L4)
It was also noticeable to the wholesalers that the growers were following best practice protocol, maintaining the cool chain and were obviously conscience of sending a top quality product to the Market.
Tuesday 14/4/09 – 10 tonne
Sunday 12/4/09 – 10.5 tonnes
Tuesday 7/4/09 – 10.5 tonnes
Saturday 4/4/09 – 9 tonne