Table Grapes
The Australian Table Grapes are in season which continues until May/June as the season progresses, different varieties come ready for harvest
Grape Varieties: Now available for immediate shipments are:
Crimson Seedless
Crimson Seedless grapes are bright red, large, cylindrical-oval and seedless. The berries are crisp and firm, oval and seedless with a thick, tough skin, and firm crisp flesh with a neutral flavour. Bunches are medium in size, conical with a shoulder, and well filled to slightly compact. This is a major variety grown in Australia.
Autumn Royal
This is a large, dark purple to black, seedless variety The berries are oval, firm, and crunchy with good sugar levels
Red Globe
Red Globe was developed from the Emperor variety in 1980. This variety is very popular in Asian markets. Bunches are large, conical and well filled. The grapes bear big, pinkish-red, very large (round) plum sized berries containing large seeds. The berries are crisp and crunchy and the flavour is quite delicate with a fleshy pulp. It is a major variety in Australia
Thompson Seedless
An oval-berried, pale to amber green, seedless variety of grape widely cultivated worldwide for table use and for drying as raisins. This variety is very sweet and produces thin clusters of large berries. Thompson Seedless is famous for it’s large, long bunches. This is currently the number one variety grown in Australia.
Packaging.
Table grapes can be packed in either Bunch Packs or Naked grape packs.
Naked pack – loose grapes
Bunch Packs (super market line pack) – individual bunches packed plastic bags. For ease of supermarket customer selection.
The grapes are packed in 9 kilo Styrofoam inter-locking cartons.
The Styrofoam packs can be shipped either by sea or by air.
Sea freight
- Sea freighted in 40’ reefer container
- 26 pallets per 40′ container
- 72 x 9 kilo Styrofoam packs per pallet.
- = 1,872 Styrofoam packs
- = 16,848 kilos of grapes per container.
Air freight
- Air pallet 420 Styrofoam packs = 4000 kg
- AVE 120 Styrofoam packs = 1200 kg
Quality Control:
- All grapes are packed in a purpose build facility; quality control is of up most importance, in all parts of the growing, packaging and transport of the grapes.
- Inspection by testing agencies is available.
- If you wish, prior to ordering a full container of grapes, a trial shipment can be arranged via air freight.
Australian Apples are in Season
Tasmanian and New Zealand Apples are available for direct shipment to China.
Season:
April to September
Braeburn
The Braeburn skin has a red blush and stripes over a yellow background.
A crisp, juicy apple, it has a cream coloured flesh and a unique flavour that combines sweetness and tartness.
Originating in New Zealand in 1952, Braeburn is thought to be a cross between a Lady Hamilton and Australia’s own Granny Smith.
Season:
March to November
Golden Delicious Apple
Golden Delicious has a bright yellow to golden skin colour. It is at its best when the skin turns from green to gold.
It is excellent as an eating apple, with its crisp creamy white flesh its sweet, tasty and juicy.
This variety is especially suitable for cooking especially in pies, tarts and caramelised in cakes and muffins.
Golden Delicious originated in 1912 in West Virginia, USA.
Season:
January to December
Granny Smith Apple
Granny Smith Apple
Granny Smith has a bright green skin.
The white flesh is slightly tart, and is crisp and juicy.
This crisp crunchy apple is suitable for both eating fresh and cooking in tarts, pies, apple crumble and baked, this apple holds its shape well.
Australia’s own Granny Smith variety came about from a chance seedling grown by Maria Ann Smith in Eastwood, NSW. It has been available since 1868.
Season:
March to December
Jonagold
Jonathon has a bright red skin over a yellow base.
It is a sweet, juicy, crisp and refreshing apple with cream coloured flesh.
While Jonagold is mainly consumed fresh, it is suitable for inclusion in hot or cold recipes.
The Jonagold variety originated in New York State in 1968, as a cross between a Jonathon and Golden Delicious. The standard Jonagold has been available in Australia for 15 years, while the Red Jonagold has only been available for 8 years.
Season:
April to December
Pink Lady
Pink Lady has a pink blush over a greenish yellow base skin.
It is a crisp apple with a dense, firm flesh and an excellent, almost effervescent flavour.
Pink lady has a high sugar content making it perfect for cooking.
Pink Lady originated in 1979 in Western Australia, and is a cross between a Lady Williams and a Golden Delicious.
Season:
April to November
Fuji Apple
The skin colour of Fuji can vary, but it has a predominantly red/dull pink blush over a green/yellow base.
A big apple with a honey sweet taste, Fuji often has a seethrough core. Firm texture, crisp and juicy with an extremely dense flesh.
Many consider Fuji to be the perfect eating apple. Fuji has a high sugar content which makes it good for cooking as it will retain its shape.
Fuji originated in Japan where it is a major variety.
Season:
February to December
Red Delicicous Apple
Red Delicicous are a crimson to dark red apple, characterised by five distinct crowns on the base.
This variety is the most popular eating apple grown in Tasmania. It has a sweet highly aromatic creamy white flesh.
Red Delicious is popular in many dessert dishes.
Red Delicious originated in Iowa, USA during the early 1870’s. A number of strains exist including Hi-early.
Season:
Early February to May
Royal Gala and Gala Apple
Gala are characterised by a blush of pink on the skin, the colour varies from yellow to almost orange with deep orange stripes.
Gala is a round sweet apple fits nicely into a child’s hand. Its dense, sweet, aromatic and juicy with a white flesh.
Gala can be eaten fresh, included in salads or used as a cooking apple and is particularly suited to sauce.
Royal Gala and Gala originated in New Zealand in about 1934, as the result of a cross between Kidds’s Orange Red and Golden Delicious. They were introduced into Australia in the early 1980’s.
Season:
April to December
Sundowner
Sundowner has a dark red skin and a round shape. Its most prominant feature is white markings called lenticels that occur naturally on the skin.
Sugar levels in Sundowners improve with storage, making them a sweet, flavoursome apple, perfect for baking.
Sundowner is a cross between a Golden Delicious and Lady Williams, and it orginated in Western Australia.
Season:
March to December
Packham Pear
An australian development by Charles Henry Packham. A slow ripening green pear with white and juicy flesh. Sweet and delicous flavour. They have an excellent reputation for quality particularly in Asia.
“Citrus Caviar”
The Unique Native Australian Fruit:
“Finger limes” or “Citrus Caviar”
Australia has many unique animals and plants, Eucalyptus trees are native to Australia, but are now found in every country around the world, famous for its strength and beauty.
Another unique Australian native plant, which comes from the citrus family is called “Finger Lime” (because of its shape) internationally it is known as ” Citrus Caviar” as the pearls of lime juice are contained in tiny sacks like caviar eggs.
For more details we can email you an information sheet to better explain the qualities of this wonderful native fruit.
Spanish Oranges
During Australia’s off season for Citrus fruits, we have been importing Spanish oranges for our market, to compete with citrus imported from the USA, who have had exclusive access to Australian markets for decades. Should this be of interested we are keen to develop other markets in the Asia for this quality produce, attached is an information sheet on Spanish Salustina navels orange is available on request.
