The orange is available all throughout the year, although in the Northern Hemisphere it is consumed especially during the winter months.
Oranges are available in the markets all throughout the year, varying the country of origin and the varieties, although its harvest is carried out during the autumn and winter periods of the Northern Hemisphere. Taking the market of fruits and vegetables of the United Kingdom as a sample, the following table shows the availability of some varieties of the different exporting countries.
Origin and variety | Months of availability in the United Kingdom |
ARGENTINA | |
Navel | June-August |
Valencia Late | August-October |
AUSTRALIA | |
Navel | May-August |
Valencia Late | October-February |
BRAZIL | |
Benny Valencia | May-September |
Hamlin | May-September |
Navel | May-September |
Pera | May-September |
Valencia | May-September |
CHILE | |
Navel | June-September |
Thompson | June-September |
Valencia Late | November-February |
Washington | June-September |
CUBA | |
Criolla | November-January |
Valencia | June |
CYPRUS | |
Navel | January-March |
Oval | December-March |
Valencia Late | February-June |
EGYPT: |
Baladi | October-March |
Navel | November-April |
Shamouti | January-March |
Valencia | March-May |
GREECE | |
Navel | November-April |
Navelina | November |
Valencia Late | March-June |
ISRAEL | |
Navel | December-January |
Shamouti | January-April |
Valencia | March-June |
ITALY | |
Blood | November-June |
Moro | December-March |
JAMAICA | |
Parson Brown | September-end June |
Valencia | September-end June |
MOROCCO | |
Maroc Late | March-July |
Navel | November-February |
Salustiana | January-March |
Washington Sanquine | February-March |
PERU | |
Valencia | July-September |
Washington Navel | May-August |
SOUTH AFRICA | |
Delta Sedles | July-November |
Late Navel | August-October |
Midknight Seedless | July-November |
Navel | End May-August |
Navelate | July-September |
Proteus | July-September |
Seville | End September-October |
Shamouti | End June-end September |
Tomago | Mid June-mid September |
Valencia Late | August-December |
Valentine | Mid July-mid August |
SPAIN | |
Blood | - |
Seville bitter | - |
Lane Late | February-March |
Navel | End November-April |
Navelate | January-June |
Navelina | October-end February |
Salustiana | January-end April |
Sanguina | February-mid May |
Valencia Late | May-September |
Verna | Final March-beginning of July |
TURKEY | |
Oval | December-March |
Shamouti | December-June |
Valencia | December-June |
Washington Navel | November-March |
THE UNITED STATES | |
Navel | April-May |
Valencia Late | May-beginning of July |
Source: Fresh Produce Desk Book (2001).