Fruit Picking seasons Australia – Calendar 2026/27

From November to April. The peak of the season is in February. NSW is a major fruit and vegetable producing region, and one of the best places in the country to find seasonal farm work!

Orchard fruits, cherries, grapes, oranges and bananas (Coffs Harbour) but also asparagus, onions, corn, pulses, wheat and rice.
You will also find nut harvesting work as well as the cultivation of hay, wool and cotton.
NSW has a large cattle industry and you can find work here on cattle and sheep ranches (from April).

East-central area, around Bathurst, as well as Griffith, which has the third largest population in the famous Riverina agricultural region.

Two distinct seasons during the year.
May to October is melon growing and picking season, and October to November is the best time to pick mangoes, bananas and citrus fruits.

You will find all the farms around Darwin and Katherine.

In Queensland, the harvest period is mostly from December to March, but you can also find farm work outside of these months in some areas. From May to December, many fruits and vegetables are grown in Bowen (south of Cairns), especially mangoes at the end of the year.

Bananas, mangoes, sugar cane, orchard fruits and vegetables.

Head to Bowen for mango harvesting. A few hundred kilometres to the north are Ayr and Ingham. There, you can find a job picking sugar cane, tobacco or bananas. If you go even further north, to Tully, many bananas are harvested there. Near Warwick, in the far south-east of Queensland, you will find orchard and stone fruits as well as grapes. On the south central coast (Bundaberg and Childers), many varieties of fruits and vegetables are also harvested.
More than 120 varieties of fruits and vegetables are picked and packaged each year. Beans, tomatoes, citrus fruits, bananas, mangoes, orchard fruits, cotton and wool share the stage.

February to April is the busiest season for farm work in South Australia. You can find work throughout the year here but this period is the best!

Go to Barossa Valley (75km north of Adelaide), the oldest wine region in the country, for grape picking. Otherwise, it is easy to find farms in the Riverland area, on the banks of the Murray River. Citrus fruits (in winter) and red fruits (in summer) such as strawberries or raspberries are the flagship fruits of the region.

The harvest season extends from December to June.

Tasmania is all about apples. The island is full of orchards, which make it the main crop of this state. You will be surprised to learn that this small island produces nearly 1/5 of Australia’s apples, i.e. 55,000 tonnes/year. Amazing! These apples are used to make juice and cider. Many producers share the market. The main fruits for which labour is needed in Tasmania are: orchard fruits, berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries), grapes and also hops.

The main agricultural region in Tasmania is the Huon region (Huon Valley, Huonville) located south of Hobart. Besides that, there is no real agricultural centre here – it is possible to find work all over Tasmania.

The high season is in full swing from November to April, peaking in February.

Orchard fruits, berries, grapes, tomatoes and tobacco are the main harvests here. There are also stone fruit harvests, and grapes!

The Murray River region and the city of Shepparton, located in the north central part of the state, have farms as far as the eye can see. You will also find plenty of jobs in places like Mildura and Swan Hill.
Cobram is renowned for its stone fruit varieties. Finally, in the heart of the Yarra Valley (40km northeast of Melbourne), you will find more than 80 vineyards and wineries. Grape picking is king here! This is also the case in the Highlands, which are home to many vineyards.

In Western Australia, there are two very distinct harvesting seasons, spread out across two different areas. October to June is harvest time in the southwestern part of Western Australia, for picking apples, pears and grapes. From March to November, it is on the west coast or in the northeast (around Kununurra) that the majority of the harvest takes place.

Apples and pears are the main crops here, as well as lemons, soft fruits (strawberries, cherries and other berries), tomatoes, avocados, pumpkins and potatoes.

Depending on the time of year, head to the South West of Western Australia, to the West Coast or the North East. On the coast, jobs in picking are becoming rarer than inland and are giving way to the fishing sector. Raising shrimps, crayfish, collecting scallops…These are other activities in which you may be interested. These breeding farms are located between Fremantle and Carnarvon.