Queens of the stone fruit and grape expectations: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for February

Dark-skinned grapes and plums are among Australia’s best-value fruit and vegetables in season this February. Photograph: Olena Gorbenko/Getty Images

The final month of summer heralds peak season for grapes, new varieties of stone fruit and a glut of salad leaves in every shade of green.

Figs are in their prime and about 99c each, says Brendan North, owner of Paradise Farm Markets in Tamworth, New South Wales. “You usually pay $1 to $1.50 for figs this time of year,” he says.