The big story for June is the remarkable weather. It's the driest spring for a century and the sun has been shining.

For UK farmers, there are winners and losers. Conditions have been ideal for strawberries and harvests so far are the best in recent memory.

However, the lack of rain is terrible news for potato growers - to take just one example. The main crop is still in the ground with insufficient water to grow to a decent size. Asparagus growers also expect the season to wind up one or two weeks earlier than the traditional end date of 21st June.

This photo shows French wild asparagus, which is due to finish mid month.

Gorgeous stone fruit is now flowing in from the Continent. Peaches, nectarines and apricots are fully underway.

Spanish and French cherries are also abundant. Flavour is excellent this year. The first English cherries will start in early June, too.

At time of writing,  we are yet to see gooseberries and currants on the Market. They will be along later this month. The typical sequence is for culinary green gooseberries to be followed by sweeter dessert varieties and purple gooseberries.

June is a good month for mangoes, including Alfonso from India.

Melons have also begun and flavour will improve as the summer unfolds.

On the veg front, English peas and broad beans have started. Runner beans typically run a few weeks later.

From Europe, there are also classy varieties like these flat yellow beans from Italy.

There's a huge range of courgettes and tomatoes on the Market.

Other continental specialties include fig leaf and wet garlic.

English salads are full season, including baby spinach, radicchio and coriander.

UK purple sprouting is back after a short hiatus, along with tenderstem and summer cauliflowers.

Jersey Royals are well priced by June. This image shows the 'ware' grade.

Another interesting UK crop are these artichokes, grown by Bedlam Farm in Cambridgeshire.

For wild mushrooms, you will find foraged to girolle, morels and ceps.

See you in July for our next Market Report.