When are papayas in season in Australia?
Papayas are being harvested right now, in Queensland.
Papaya and pawpaw are grown almost entirely in far north Queensland and picked all year, with the sweetest fruit in spring and early summer.
Also sold as pawpaw.
Are papayas in season in October?
- QueenslandAt its peak now
Papaya season by state
Only Queensland grows papayas commercially.
| 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: in season | Queensland in July: in season | Queensland in August: in season | Queensland in September: at its peak | Queensland in October: at its peak | Queensland in November: at its peak | Queensland in December: at its peak |
Taking every growing state together, the crop is at its best in September to December.
Where papayas are grown in Australia
- Queensland91%
Share of national production by state.
Where to buy papayas
Farmers markets in Queensland 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 Queensland. 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 papayas now.
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CauliflowerFrequently Asked Questions
- When is papaya season in Australia?
- Queensland grows the most, about 91% of the national crop, and picks all year.
- Are papayas in season in October?
- Yes. Papayas are being harvested in Queensland in October.
- Where are papayas grown in Australia?
- Queensland (91%) grow the largest share of Australian papayas.
Harvest months from our own research across Australian growing regions and national production figures.