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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Maddie Thomas

Berries are back! Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for September

Strawberries close up.
An overlap in growing areas has helped drive down the cost of strawberries in Australia this month. Photograph: Erik Anderson/AAP

“Springtime is tricky with fruit, because you’re getting rid of your winter citrus and the exotic summer stuff hasn’t started yet,” says owner and buyer Josh Flamminio at Sydney’s Galluzzo Fruiterers. But there are hints of what’s to come.

“Mangoes have already started from the Northern Territory. We’re selling two for $10 at the moment,” Flamminio says. “They’re a good size – you’re not getting itsy-bitsy ones.”

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