| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Cold Storage from Washington | Fresh from Washington | |||||||||||
| Apricots | Import, from Chile & New Zealand | June through August from CA, WA, UT | Import | |||||||||
| Avocado: | Available all year from CA and FL. The Hass variety comprises 90% of the California crop | |||||||||||
| Bacon, Fuerte, Zutano, Pinkerton | Late fall to spring from California | |||||||||||
| Hass (bumpy skin) | Peak (FL) | Available all year | Peak (CA) | Available all year | Peak (Imports, mainly from Chile) | Avail all year | ||||||
| Bananas | Available year-round, imported from Central and South America (Costa Rica, Eucador, and Mexico) | |||||||||||
| Berries: | ||||||||||||
| Blackberries | From California May to October. From Oregon and Washington late July to late August. Peak is June to July | |||||||||||
| June through September with the peak in July | ||||||||||||
| Raspberries | Peak June to Sept. from CA, OR, WA | |||||||||||
| Peak April thru July | ||||||||||||
| Cherries | May thru August, WA, OR, CA | |||||||||||
| Chestnuts | ||||||||||||
| Coconut | Available year round from Puerto Rico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic | |||||||||||
| Cranberries | Peak late Sept. thru Oct. from WA and OR | Avalable thru Jan. | ||||||||||
| Available mid-May through January from CA | ||||||||||||
| Grapefruit | Peak Jan. thru May from FL, TX, CA and AR. Sweetest fruit | Available all year | ||||||||||
| Grapes, Green | The peak months for California grapes are May through January. There is limited availability in February and March. Grapes sold during April are most likely imported from Chile. | |||||||||||
| Cameria, green seeded | Sept thru Jan | |||||||||||
| Perlette, green seedless | May thru July, domestic | Import Dec & Jan | ||||||||||
| Thompson, green seedless | Dec thru April from Chile | June thru Nov domestic | ||||||||||
| Muscat | ||||||||||||
| Grapes, Red | The peak months for California grapes are May through January. There is limited availability in February and March. Grapes sold during April are most likely imported from Chile. | |||||||||||
| Emperor - red holiday, seeded | Sept thru Mar | |||||||||||
| Red Flame (Flame Tokay) - red seedless | Dec thru Apr from Chile | May thru Nov domestic | ||||||||||
| Ruby Seedless | August through December | |||||||||||
| Grapes, Blue- black | The peak months for California grapes are May through January. There is limited availability in February and March. Grapes sold during April are most likely imported from Chile. | |||||||||||
| Beauty - black seedless | July thru August | |||||||||||
| Champagne (Black Cornith or Zante) -tiny purple seedless | Arizona initiates season the end of June stretching into August. California supplies begin in mid-September | |||||||||||
| Concord | late July thru September | |||||||||||
| Ribier - black seeded | August thru January | |||||||||||
| Venus - black seedless | ||||||||||||
| Guava | Guava is available nearly year-round, with supplies coming mainly from Florida | |||||||||||
| Kiwi | April to July from Chile, June thru October from New Zealand | Nov. thru May from CA | ||||||||||
| Kumquat | Available Nov. to March from CA and FL | |||||||||||
| Available all year | Peak Apr. to July, from CA and AR | Available all year | ||||||||||
| Available all year, FL or imported from Mexico | ||||||||||||
| Mangoes | Poorest January & December | Available year-round from Florida, Arizona, California and Mexico, but are best from late May through September, peak of flavor toward the end of the season, peak season in July | ||||||||||
| From South America and Mexico rest of the year | May thru Oct. from CA, TX, AR. Peak in July. Watermelon peaks May thru Aug - also FL and GA | |||||||||||
| Nectarines | Imports | June through September from CA | ||||||||||
| Oranges, Blood | Mid-December through March, from CA | |||||||||||
| November through May with peak supplies in Jan, Feb and Mar, from CA and AR | Australian Navels, June through August | |||||||||||
| Oranges, Temple | Early December until early March, from FL | |||||||||||
| Oranges, Valencia | From CA - late April through October, peak supplies in May, June and July; late March through June from FL and TX | |||||||||||
| Papaya (Papaw) | Available year-round, from Hawaii and imports from Brazil and Mexico | |||||||||||
| Passion Fruit | Available year-round from Florida, California and New Zealand | |||||||||||
| June to Sept. from CAand WA with peak in July and August | Import from Chile | |||||||||||
| Pears, Anjou | Available October through June, from CA, WA, OR | |||||||||||
| Pears, Asian | Available July to late October from CA, WA, OR and Japan | |||||||||||
| Pears, Bartlett | Available July through December, from CA, WA, OR | |||||||||||
| Pears, Bosc | Available September through April | |||||||||||
| Pears, Comice | Available September through March | |||||||||||
| Pears, Seckel | Available September through January | |||||||||||
| Pecans | ||||||||||||
| Persimmons | ||||||||||||
| Pineapples | Available all year | Peak Mar. thru June from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Mexico | Available all year from Hawaii, Australia, Philippines, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Costa Rica. Produce Pete: For Hawaiian pineapples, the peak season generally comes in April and May, but they're available year round. Caribbean pineapples have two seasons: December through February and August through September. | |||||||||
| Plums and Prunes | Most varieties available June thru Sept. | |||||||||||
| Pomegranate | Peak, from CA | |||||||||||
| Rhubarb | Available February to June | |||||||||||
| Tangerines (Mandarins), Tangelos, Clementines |
Nov. until early March w/ peak from Nov. to Jan. | |||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Most of the information on this page is from the US Department of Agriculture: http://www.ams.usda.gov/howtobuy/fruit.htm; and from http://www.produceoasis.com/ | ||||||||||||
