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Melbourne Market visit 2015

Kapiris Bros is a major grower of greenhouse capsium in Australia, here is some of the produce on sale at the market in Melbourne. the company produces year round due to different production locations.
Kapiris Bros is a major grower of greenhouse capsium in Australia, here is some of the produce on sale at the market in Melbourne. the company produces year round due to different production locations.
Kapris Bros is also a major tomato grower, they have a whole range on offer at the wholesale market.
Kapris Bros is also a major tomato grower, they have a whole range on offer at the wholesale market.
The Melbourne wholesale market is huge and very busy place, although we were told that the day we visited it was pretty quiet!
The Melbourne wholesale market is huge and very busy place, although we were told that the day we visited it was pretty quiet!
Watermelons from Bootooloo Farms on display at Mildura Fresh grown in Queensland.
Watermelons from Bootooloo Farms on display at Mildura Fresh grown in Queensland.
Ten Farms with big range of citrus. There has been a lot of mandarins on the market this season and prices have suffered.
Ten Farms with big range of citrus. There has been a lot of mandarins on the market this season and prices have suffered.
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Great looking pears from VB Sculli, most of the top fruit in Australia is waxed in the packhouse giving this beautiful shine.
Great looking pears from VB Sculli, most of the top fruit in Australia is waxed in the packhouse giving this beautiful shine.
These little wagons are all over the market, the traders use them to move the produce from the stand to the buyer's truck. These are diesel powered and will not allowed at the new market.
These little wagons are all over the market, the traders use them to move the produce from the stand to the buyer's truck. These are diesel powered and will not allowed at the new market.
Everywhere you look there are displays of fruit and veg.
Everywhere you look there are displays of fruit and veg.
The wholesale market is very big as you can see, and this is just a small part of it.
The wholesale market is very big as you can see, and this is just a small part of it.
This is the section where the growers come to sell their produce direct, chefs and the food service sector. it is available in smaller quantities.
This is the section where the growers come to sell their produce direct, chefs and the food service sector. it is available in smaller quantities.
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Potatoes and onions in the grower's section, available by the bag.
Potatoes and onions in the grower's section, available by the bag.
Australian grown Lady Finger bananas.
Australian grown Lady Finger bananas.
Bunches of rhubarb for sale.
Bunches of rhubarb for sale.
A great selection of root veg.
A great selection of root veg.
Costa Farms is of course on the wholesale market.
Costa Farms is of course on the wholesale market.
Kapiris Bros have big space on the market, here they were just clearing up for the day.
Kapiris Bros have big space on the market, here they were just clearing up for the day.
Harry Kapiris, Steve Tsakoumakis
Harry Kapiris, Steve Tsakoumakis
The lads on the stand.
The lads on the stand.
Harry, Steve and Karen Whitener.
Harry, Steve and Karen Whitener.
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The wholesale market also has a busy flower market.
The wholesale market also has a busy flower market.
Kapiris Bros have a packhouse on the same site as the wholesale market.
Kapiris Bros have a packhouse on the same site as the wholesale market.
Steve gave us tour of the packing facility, he is picktured here with a 'traffic light' of packed bell peppers.
Steve gave us tour of the packing facility, he is picktured here with a 'traffic light' of packed bell peppers.
Bags of roma tomatoes.
Bags of roma tomatoes.
The packing operations were finished for the day (night( but would be staring up again very soon to supply the buyers for the next day.
The packing operations were finished for the day (night( but would be staring up again very soon to supply the buyers for the next day.