STRAWBERRY SEASON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19792, 12 November 1927, Page 13

STRAWBERRY SEASON.

SUPPLIES INCREASING.

IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY.

"Prevailing weather conditions ars making the prospect's very bright for strawberries," said Mr. P. Turner, the fruit expert, yesterday, in commenting on the quantity and quality of this week's supplies of the fruit. " About 300 crates daily are arriving on the markets now, and during the last two days there has been a distinct improvement in the size and quality." Mr. Turner .said he visited some of the Mount Roskill beds on Thuvsday and saw berries there literally in the " pink " of condition. Owing to the heavy rains during the winter the start of the season was retarded by about three weeks, but if the weather remained fine in November and December he thought strawberries would continuo on the market until well into January. « The height of the season would take place in a fortnight, but next Monday, after the week-end picking, a more accurate idea of the yield could be obtained. Yesterday the market price for berries was Is 2d to Is lOd a chip. The best berries were sold retail at about 2s a chip. Mr. Turner added that gooseberries were at their best and now was the time for purchasing stocks for preserving purposes. Within a week it was possible that quantities would be falling off.