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Papaya season by country

Papayas ship year-round from Brazil, Costa Rica and Colombia. What that means for planning, and what the fruit needs in transit.

In season all year across Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica — some origin is at peak in every month.

Papaya export calendar: which origin ships in which month.
Origin January February March April May June July August September October November December
Brazil January: Peak February: Peak March: Peak April: Peak May: Peak June: Peak July: Peak August: Peak September: Peak October: Peak November: Peak December: Peak
Colombia January: Peak February: Peak March: Peak April: Peak May: Peak June: Peak July: Peak August: Peak September: Peak October: Peak November: Peak December: Peak
Costa Rica January: Peak February: Peak March: Peak April: Peak May: Peak June: Peak July: Peak August: Peak September: Peak October: Peak November: Peak December: Peak
Peak — shipping in volume Shoulder — opening or closing Export windows out of the origin, not arrival weeks. Add the lane's transit.

Last reviewed August 2026. Windows are editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule, and they are export weeks out of the origin rather than arrival weeks in your market.

Papaya has no season. Brazil, Costa Rica and Colombia all harvest continuously, and the calendar below shows year-round bands because that is the honest answer.

What papaya does have is one of the narrowest transit tolerances of any fruit that moves by sea. It is picked at colour break, it ripens on the way, and both a slow voyage and a cold setpoint ruin it in different ways. Most of the long-haul trade still flies for that reason; the sea programmes that work are the short ones, out of Brazil’s north-eastern ports and Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast.

Brazil

Ships year-round Varieties: Formosa, Golden Load ports: Pecém, Natal, Salvador, and Santos

Year-round out of Espírito Santo and Bahia. Papaya is harvested continuously and shipped against programmes, so there is no window to plan around.

Brazil papaya: window and arrival weeks · Everything Brazil ships

Colombia

Ships year-round Load ports: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo, and Buenaventura

Year-round, out of Córdoba and the Valle del Cauca. Papaya fruits continuously in the Colombian lowlands, so this row is a programme rather than a window, the same shape as Brazil’s and Costa Rica’s.

Colombia papaya: window and arrival weeks · Everything Colombia ships

Costa Rica

Ships year-round Load ports: Moín and Caldera

Year-round, at modest volume. Costa Rican papaya mostly serves North America, where the short lane makes the fruit’s narrow transit tolerance manageable.

Costa Rica papaya: window and arrival weeks · Everything Costa Rica ships

FAQ

When are papayas in season?
Papayas are available year-round. Some origin among Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica is at peak in every month, so the question is which origin and which lane rather than when.
Which countries export papayas?
Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market — add the lane's transit on top.

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