Last updated: 2026-07-06
Seasonality is decisive in fresh fruit and vegetable supply: citrus is available in the winter months, summer vegetables (tomato, pepper, zucchini) between June and October, while greenhouse products can be supplied year-round. But behind this generalization lies a far more detailed calendar specific to each product and variety.
July, for example, is peak season for summer fruit: peach and nectarine varieties, several plum varieties (Can Eriği, Türbe Eriği), early apricot (the start of Hasanbey harvest in Malatya), and watermelon-melon are all in season at once; this month also marks the end of the late/highland cherry harvest. Winter tells a completely different story: in January, late mandarin varieties like W.Murcott and Tango are at their peak, while long-shelf-life products like grapefruit and apples can be supplied from cold storage year-round.
These seasonal transitions are gradual, not abrupt: mandarin season, for instance, opens in late September with early varieties (Miho Wase, Okitsu), gradually moves through Clementine and Satsuma, then to W.Murcott and Tango — allowing a single product group to offer a supply window of nearly 7 months.
You can use the month selector tool on our Seasonal Calendar page to see which product is in season each month; instantly view which products and varieties are available for supply in your selected month.