When is custard apple season in Australia?

Queensland grows the most, about 52% of the national crop, and picks from March to August. Elsewhere: New South Wales from June to July.

Where are custard apples grown in Australia?

Queensland (52%) and New South Wales (48%) grow the largest share of Australian custard apples.

No Australian state is harvesting custard apples in October. The next local crop starts in March, in Queensland.

Grown only in Queensland and northern New South Wales, from late autumn into winter. Handle gently: the skin bruises and browns easily.

Not from Australian growers. Anything on a shelf in October is imported or has come out of storage.

2 states grow custard apples commercially, and their seasons differ by weeks or months.

Custard apple harvest months by state
Name	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Queensland	Queensland in January: not in season	Queensland in February: not in season	Queensland in March: in season	Queensland in April: in season	Queensland in May: in season	Queensland in June: in season	Queensland in July: in season	Queensland in August: in season	Queensland in September: not in season	Queensland in October: not in season	Queensland in November: not in season	Queensland 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: not in season	New South Wales in June: in season	New South Wales in July: in season	New South Wales in August: not in season	New South Wales in September: not in season	New South Wales in October: not in season	New South Wales in November: not in season	New South Wales in December: not in season

At its peak In seasonHarvest months, not supermarket availability.

Queensland has the longest picking season, March to August. New South Wales has the shortest, June to July.

Share of national production by state.

Out of season locally, so a farmers market will not have it. Worth checking what is in season instead.

What growers in New South Wales and Victoria are bringing to market while custard apples are out of season.

When is custard apple season in Australia?: Queensland grows the most, about 52% of the national crop, and picks from March to August. Elsewhere: New South Wales from June to July.
Are custard apples in season in October?: Not locally. No Australian state harvests custard apples in October, and the next local crop starts in March in Queensland. Anything on a shelf now is imported or from storage.
Where are custard apples grown in Australia?: Queensland (52%) and New South Wales (48%) grow the largest share of Australian custard apples.

Harvest months from our own research across Australian growing regions and national production figures.