December: what's in season?

Posted by kathryn in Shopping Basket, Fruit and Vegetables

December is here already, which means we’re well into the summer fruit season. Bananas are definitely coming down in price, while they seem to be averaging $8.99 – $9.99 a kilo, I did buy some for $4.99 / kg last week!

Anyway here is the list of the fruit and vegetables that are in season in December:

Fruit:

Apricots (down to $3.99 / kilo in my local shop)
Avocadoes
Bananas (expect them to continue coming down in price )
Blueberries (coming into season, although still a bit pricey)
Cherries
Grapes
Lychees (supposed to be in season, although I haven’t seen any yet, should come into the shops in next week or so)
Mangoes (the NT season is complete and we’re now into the Qld mangoes, they continue to be really good bargains)
Melons
Nectarines (peak crop are still a bit pricey, but you can get the smaller fruit quite cheaply – I bought a kilo of nectarines for $2.99 over the weekend)
Oranges (Valencia)
Papaya&pawpaw
Passionfruit
Peaches (peak crop are still a bit pricey, but you can get the smaller fruit quite cheaply)
Pineapples
Plums – some varieties are just coming into season
Raspberries (I’ve been buying really good raspberries for $4.99 a punnet over the last week)
Strawberries