Farm work in Australia on a working holiday visa

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Crops usually picked in November and the next 3 months

Each row is a crop. The orange line is this month. Swipe for the full year.
Crop and area	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan2027	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Grain harvest Southern New South Wales, Victoria Starts Oct	Starts late October to early November. The source gives only the start of the season.
Mangoes Northern Territory Oct to Dec	Sources differ: from July or August, or October to Christmas.
Sugarcane Queensland mills Jun to Nov	Usually June to November.
Cherries Young, Orange (New South Wales) Oct to Dec	About October to December. Striped bar: these months are less certain.
Mangoes Burdekin, Bowen, Mareeba Nov to Apr	About October or November to March or April. Striped bar: these months are less certain.
Blueberries Coffs Harbour (New South Wales) Nov to Jan	A summer season, November to January. Striped bar: these months are less certain.

Months come from public pages: industry groups, employers, government, news and travel sites. They are a guide only. Solid bars have a named industry, employer or council source. Striped bars are less certain. The chart shows when a crop is usually picked. It does not say jobs are open.

Where these months come from

Grain harvest, Southern New South Wales, Victoria: Starts late October to early November. Source: jobs.graincorp.com.au. GrainCorp casual intake page. The source gives only the start of the season.
Mangoes, Northern Territory: Sources differ: from July or August, or October to Christmas. Source: industry.mangoes.net.au. Bars show October to December, where the two sources agree.
Sugarcane, Queensland mills: Usually June to November. Source: canegrowers.com.au. In 2025 several mills crushed into December and January. Start dates move with weather.
Cherries, Young, Orange (New South Wales): About October to December. Source: cherrygrowers.org.au. The whole season is about 100 days across spring and summer.
Mangoes, Burdekin, Bowen, Mareeba: About October or November to March or April. Source: industry.mangoes.net.au. North Queensland first, then south-east Queensland from early December.
Blueberries, Coffs Harbour (New South Wales): A summer season, November to January. Source: nbnnews.com.au. One news report and employer pages. Not tested.