SCRUMPTIOUS, economical and versatile pears are fibre rich and are a family favourite.
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Pears are great for elegant and quick desserts or to add a sweet flavour and crisp texture to a salad.
Williams, packham, buerru bosc, red sensation and corella pears are now in season and are selling for $2 to $6 a kilogram, depending on size and variety.
Harvesting of Queensland Imperial mandarins is now underway, expect to pay $4/kg to $8/kg, depending on size.
There are nine different varieties of apples now in season and this week the Greenstar varieties went on sale.
This green-skinned variety looks like a Granny Smith, however, one of its endearing characteristics is it does not brown once cut, making it ideal for school lunch boxes.
Expect to pay $3/kg to $7/kg depending on size and variety.
Coming from Mount Tambourine, Qld, both green and gold flesh varieties of kiwifruit are now available.
Green kiwifruit, depending on country of origin and quality are selling for $4/kg to $7/kg.
Pomegranates are increasingly being recognised as a rich source of antioxidants and are adored for their dynamic ruby coloured nectar and arils.
Australian pomegranate season has started and are $3 to $4 each.
Contact Sue Dodd, Sydney Markets retail support manager, (02) 9325 6296.