Chapter V

Harvest

The calendar

Harvest seasons as recorded by growers' associations and trade sources, sorted by when picking starts. Many countries have a main crop and a smaller fly crop; altitude and rain shift the dates from year to year and from one valley to the next, so treat these as the usual window, not a schedule.

CountryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Papua New GuineaJanuary to February, May to September Papua New Guinea harvests in JanuaryPapua New Guinea harvests in FebruaryPapua New Guinea harvests in MayPapua New Guinea harvests in JunePapua New Guinea harvests in JulyPapua New Guinea harvests in AugustPapua New Guinea harvests in September
BurundiMarch to July Burundi harvests in MarchBurundi harvests in AprilBurundi harvests in MayBurundi harvests in JuneBurundi harvests in July
ColombiaMarch to June, September to December Colombia harvests in MarchColombia harvests in AprilColombia harvests in MayColombia harvests in JuneColombia harvests in SeptemberColombia harvests in OctoberColombia harvests in NovemberColombia harvests in December
RwandaMarch to June Rwanda harvests in MarchRwanda harvests in AprilRwanda harvests in MayRwanda harvests in June
BrazilMay to September Brazil harvests in MayBrazil harvests in JuneBrazil harvests in JulyBrazil harvests in AugustBrazil harvests in September
KenyaMay to July, October to December Kenya harvests in MayKenya harvests in JuneKenya harvests in JulyKenya harvests in OctoberKenya harvests in NovemberKenya harvests in December
São Tomé and PríncipeMay to August São Tomé and Príncipe harvests in MaySão Tomé and Príncipe harvests in JuneSão Tomé and Príncipe harvests in JulySão Tomé and Príncipe harvests in August
Timor-LesteMay to September Timor-Leste harvests in MayTimor-Leste harvests in JuneTimor-Leste harvests in JulyTimor-Leste harvests in AugustTimor-Leste harvests in September
ZambiaMay to August Zambia harvests in MayZambia harvests in JuneZambia harvests in JulyZambia harvests in August
ZimbabweMay to September Zimbabwe harvests in MayZimbabwe harvests in JuneZimbabwe harvests in JulyZimbabwe harvests in AugustZimbabwe harvests in September
AustraliaJune to August Australia harvests in JuneAustralia harvests in JulyAustralia harvests in August
BoliviaJune to November Bolivia harvests in JuneBolivia harvests in JulyBolivia harvests in AugustBolivia harvests in SeptemberBolivia harvests in OctoberBolivia harvests in November
Costa RicaJune to March Costa Rica harvests in JanuaryCosta Rica harvests in FebruaryCosta Rica harvests in MarchCosta Rica harvests in JuneCosta Rica harvests in JulyCosta Rica harvests in AugustCosta Rica harvests in SeptemberCosta Rica harvests in OctoberCosta Rica harvests in NovemberCosta Rica harvests in December
MadagascarJune to July Madagascar harvests in JuneMadagascar harvests in July
PeruJune to October Peru harvests in JunePeru harvests in JulyPeru harvests in AugustPeru harvests in SeptemberPeru harvests in October
Côte d'IvoireAugust to January Côte d'Ivoire harvests in JanuaryCôte d'Ivoire harvests in AugustCôte d'Ivoire harvests in SeptemberCôte d'Ivoire harvests in OctoberCôte d'Ivoire harvests in NovemberCôte d'Ivoire harvests in December
United States of AmericaAugust to March United States of America harvests in JanuaryUnited States of America harvests in FebruaryUnited States of America harvests in MarchUnited States of America harvests in AugustUnited States of America harvests in SeptemberUnited States of America harvests in OctoberUnited States of America harvests in NovemberUnited States of America harvests in December
CubaSeptember to January Cuba harvests in JanuaryCuba harvests in SeptemberCuba harvests in OctoberCuba harvests in NovemberCuba harvests in December
El SalvadorOctober to March El Salvador harvests in JanuaryEl Salvador harvests in FebruaryEl Salvador harvests in MarchEl Salvador harvests in OctoberEl Salvador harvests in NovemberEl Salvador harvests in December
EthiopiaOctober to February Ethiopia harvests in JanuaryEthiopia harvests in FebruaryEthiopia harvests in OctoberEthiopia harvests in NovemberEthiopia harvests in December
PhilippinesOctober to March Philippines harvests in JanuaryPhilippines harvests in FebruaryPhilippines harvests in MarchPhilippines harvests in OctoberPhilippines harvests in NovemberPhilippines harvests in December
Saudi ArabiaOctober to January Saudi Arabia harvests in JanuarySaudi Arabia harvests in OctoberSaudi Arabia harvests in NovemberSaudi Arabia harvests in December
TanzaniaOctober to February Tanzania harvests in JanuaryTanzania harvests in FebruaryTanzania harvests in OctoberTanzania harvests in NovemberTanzania harvests in December
VietnamOctober to January Vietnam harvests in JanuaryVietnam harvests in OctoberVietnam harvests in NovemberVietnam harvests in December
YemenOctober to March Yemen harvests in JanuaryYemen harvests in FebruaryYemen harvests in MarchYemen harvests in OctoberYemen harvests in NovemberYemen harvests in December
Dominican RepublicNovember to May Dominican Republic harvests in JanuaryDominican Republic harvests in FebruaryDominican Republic harvests in MarchDominican Republic harvests in AprilDominican Republic harvests in MayDominican Republic harvests in NovemberDominican Republic harvests in December
IndiaNovember to February India harvests in JanuaryIndia harvests in FebruaryIndia harvests in NovemberIndia harvests in December
MexicoNovember to May Mexico harvests in JanuaryMexico harvests in FebruaryMexico harvests in MarchMexico harvests in AprilMexico harvests in MayMexico harvests in NovemberMexico harvests in December
PanamaNovember to March Panama harvests in JanuaryPanama harvests in FebruaryPanama harvests in MarchPanama harvests in NovemberPanama harvests in December
TaiwanNovember to May Taiwan harvests in JanuaryTaiwan harvests in FebruaryTaiwan harvests in MarchTaiwan harvests in AprilTaiwan harvests in MayTaiwan harvests in NovemberTaiwan harvests in December
ThailandNovember to February Thailand harvests in JanuaryThailand harvests in FebruaryThailand harvests in NovemberThailand harvests in December
UgandaNovember to February Uganda harvests in JanuaryUganda harvests in FebruaryUganda harvests in NovemberUganda harvests in December
GuatemalaDecember to April Guatemala harvests in JanuaryGuatemala harvests in FebruaryGuatemala harvests in MarchGuatemala harvests in AprilGuatemala harvests in December
MyanmarDecember to April Myanmar harvests in JanuaryMyanmar harvests in FebruaryMyanmar harvests in MarchMyanmar harvests in AprilMyanmar harvests in December
VenezuelaDecember to January Venezuela harvests in JanuaryVenezuela harvests in December

Place positions: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Coastlines: Natural Earth (public domain).