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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Maddie Thomas

Slice of summer: watermelon and nectarines among Australia’s best-value fruit and veg in January

Chopped watermelon
Watermelon is at its sweetest in Australia this month and is on sale for about $2.50 a kilo. Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images

After a run of wet summers that put a damper on summer crops, this year’s drier conditions means there’s little that’s off the table this month.

Stone fruit is particularly cheap and sweet, says Graham Gee, senior buyer at the Happy Apple in Melbourne. “Peaches and nectarines … you can get for about $3 a kilo, with premium varieties a few dollars more,” he says.

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