Strawberries are available in our markets practically all the year round.

This table refers to the availability of strawberries in Spain:

Area	Months
Huelva	October-June
Barcelona	January-December
Others	January-December

Source: La Horticultura Española (2001) Sech.

The following table shows the dates in which strawberries are found in the United Kingdom market, the origin and the weight of the packages.

Origin	Availability in the UK markets	Weight of the packages
Australia	November-February	3 kg
		12 x 250g
Austria	In process	Various
Belgium	April-December	8/12 x 500g
		10/12 x 250g
Chile	November-March	Various
Costa Rica	On winter trial	Various
Colombia	All the year round	2Kg/8 x 250g
Ecuador	November-February	12 x 250g
		3/4 kg
Egypt	December-March	Various
France	May-June	16 x 250g
		10 x 500g
Greece	February-March	9 x 250 g
Guatemala	October-April	Various
India	January-March	2Kg
Ireland	April-September	Various
Israel	November-March	8 x 250g
Italy	April-June	16 x 250g
Jordan	December-May	Various
Kenya	All the year round	2Kg/8 x 250g
Mexico	November-March	12 x 250g
Morocco	December-May	4/5Kg
		16 x 250g
		10 x 500g
New Zealand	October-December	Various
Poland	According to the market demands	Various
The Netherlands	April-December	8 x 200g
		250g/500g
Portugal	January-November	4.5Kg
		16 x 250g
		10 x 500g
Peru	September	3/4Kg
Spain	January-June	16 x 250g
		10 xs 500g
Turkey	According to it requires market	Several
United Kingdom	April-October	14 xs 250g
		8 xs 500g
The United States	All the year	Several
Uruguay	October-December	12 xs 250g
Zimbawe	September-December	8 xs 250g
Zambia	September-December	8 xs 250g
South Africa	October-December	12 xs 125g

Source: Fresh Produce Desk Book (2001)