When is beetroot in season in Australia?
Beetroot is being harvested right now, in New South Wales.
Queensland's Lockyer Valley grows most of the country's beetroot, with the best of it through winter.
Is beetroot in season in October?
- New South WalesIn season now
Beetroot season by state
4 states grow beetroot commercially, and their seasons differ by weeks or months.
| Name | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | Queensland in January: in season | Queensland in February: in season | Queensland in March: in season | Queensland in April: in season | Queensland in May: in season | Queensland in June: at its peak | Queensland in July: at its peak | Queensland in August: at its peak | Queensland in September: in season | Queensland in October: not in season | Queensland in November: not in season | Queensland in December: not in season |
| Western Australia | Western Australia in January: not in season | Western Australia in February: not in season | Western Australia in March: not in season | Western Australia in April: not in season | Western Australia in May: in season | Western Australia in June: in season | Western Australia in July: in season | Western Australia in August: in season | Western Australia in September: not in season | Western Australia in October: not in season | Western Australia in November: not in season | Western Australia in December: not in season |
| New South Wales | New South Wales in January: not in season | New South Wales in February: not in season | New South Wales in March: not in season | New South Wales in April: not in season | New South Wales in May: in season | New South Wales in June: at its peak | New South Wales in July: at its peak | New South Wales in August: in season | New South Wales in September: in season | New South Wales in October: in season | New South Wales in November: not in season | New South Wales in December: not in season |
| Victoria | Victoria in January: not in season | Victoria in February: not in season | Victoria in March: not in season | Victoria in April: in season | Victoria in May: in season | Victoria in June: at its peak | Victoria in July: in season | Victoria in August: not in season | Victoria in September: not in season | Victoria in October: not in season | Victoria in November: not in season | Victoria in December: not in season |
Queensland has the longest picking season, January to September. Victoria has the shortest, April to July. Taking every growing state together, the crop is at its best in June to August.
Where beetroot is grown in Australia
- Queensland85%
- Western Australia7%
- New South Wales6%
- Victoria1%
Share of national production by state.
Where to buy beetroot
Farmers markets in New South Wales are the closest you get to buying it from the person who grew it.
Farmers markets on this weekend where it is being picked
Trading on Saturday 17 October and Sunday 18 October in New South Wales. A stall there is the shortest distance between the paddock and your bag, though what any one grower brings is up to them.
Also being picked in October
On the same stalls at the same time, in the states harvesting beetroot now.
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Fresh herbsFrequently Asked Questions
- When is beetroot season in Australia?
- Queensland grows the most, about 85% of the national crop, and picks from January to September. Elsewhere: Western Australia from May to August, New South Wales from May to October and Victoria from April to July.
- Is beetroot in season in October?
- Yes. Beetroot is being harvested in New South Wales in October.
- Where is beetroot grown in Australia?
- Queensland (85%), Western Australia (7%) and New South Wales (6%) grow the largest share of Australian beetroot.
Harvest months from our own research across Australian growing regions and national production figures.