Season calendar
Australia mandarin export season
Australia ships mandarins May–August, with April and September–October at the shoulders. Lands May–September on the Australia → Hong Kong run.
- Ships
- May–August
- April, September–October at the shoulders
| Stage | Month |
|---|---|
| Ships out of Australia | Ships may–august peak · april, september–october shoulder |
| Australia → Hong Kong 11–18 days · week 19–38 | Lands week 19–38 on the Australia → Hong Kong run |
| Australia → United States 18–26 days · week 20–39 | Lands week 20–39 on the Australia → United States run |
Varieties Imperial, Afourer, Murcott Load ports Melbourne, Sydney, Fremantle, and Brisbane
Roughly April to October, opening with Imperials and finishing with the late Murcotts and Afourers. It runs a few weeks ahead of the Navel window and overlaps it in the middle, so an Australian citrus programme is usually both fruits on one booking.
Easy-peelers are the part of the Australian citrus trade most exposed to how the fruit is handled after discharge: they are thinner-skinned than a Navel, they are sold on appearance, and a container that waits at a congested terminal in Hong Kong loses condition faster than the oranges beside it.
Last reviewed August 2026. Editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule. Weather moves them, sometimes by weeks.
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