The best period for harvesting is between July and October. Frozen raspberries are found all the year round.

This table below is a reference to the availability of raspberries in Spain:

Area	Months
Huelva	December-June and September
Cáceres	May-November
Granada	June-October
Asturias	May-November
Lugo	August-October
Pontevedra	July-October
Coruña	July-August and October

Source: La Horticultura Española (2001), SECH, Sociedad Española de Ciencias Hortícolas

The following table indicates the dates of availability in the United Kingdom market, origin, weight of the selling packages and the amount of them included in a transport package.

Origin	Availability in the United Kingdom markets	Weight of the packages
Argentina	December-January	Various
Australia	December-January	12 x 250g
Belgium	May-August	8 x 125g
		8 x 150g
Canada	July-August	12 x 1.2kg
Chile	End of November-beginning of May	12 x 125g
Colombia	November-March	12 x 150g
Costa Rica	Winter months	Various
France	June-July and September-October	12 x 125g
Guatemala	February-May and September-December	12 x 125g
Ireland	June-November	Various
Mexico	April-May	Various
The Netherlands	April-November	Various
New Zealand	November-March	Various
Portugal	May-November	16 x 125g
South Africa	November-January	12 x 125g
		8 x 200g
Spain	January-April	16 x 125g
United Kingdom:May-October	18 x 227g
:	25 x 113g
The United States	May-September	12 x 60g
Zimbabwe	November-March	12 x 125g

Source: Fresh Produce Desk Book (2001)