When are pineapples in season in Australia?
Pineapples are being harvested right now, in Queensland.
Queensland picks pineapple for most of the year, with autumn and spring peaks. Summer fruit is noticeably sweeter.
Are pineapples in season in October?
- QueenslandAt its peak now
Pineapple season by state
Only Queensland grows pineapples commercially.
| Name | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | Queensland in January: not in season | Queensland in February: in season | Queensland in March: at its peak | Queensland in April: at its peak | Queensland in May: at its peak | 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: not in season |
Taking every growing state together, the crop is at its best in March to May and September to November.
Where pineapples are grown in Australia
- Queensland100%
Share of national production by state.
Where to buy pineapples
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 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 pineapples now.
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CauliflowerFrequently Asked Questions
- When is pineapple season in Australia?
- Queensland grows the most, about 100% of the national crop, and picks from February to November.
- Are pineapples in season in October?
- Yes. Pineapples are being harvested in Queensland in October.
- Where are pineapples grown in Australia?
- Queensland (100%) grow the largest share of Australian pineapples.
Harvest months from our own research across Australian growing regions and national production figures.