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Australia has been galvanised by ‘melon-gate’. So what is the luxury fruit at the centre of the PM’s controversy?

Shizuoka Crown melons are part of an important cultural gifting practice in Japan, where they are hand-patted by growers to achieve an even shape and texture

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Celery and blood oranges top Australia’s best fruit and veg for August: ‘Everybody should be eating crunchy water’

Celeriac is at its peak for soup season, while strawberry supply is strong. Spring onions, however, are on the small side

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Blackberries and brussels sprouts top Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for July

With wombok in abundance, it’s a good time to make kimchi. But spinach is going through a rough patch

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‘Big, dense and weighty’ cauliflowers and juicy pears are Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for June

There are quality mandarins and pumpkins about – but it’s the end of the vine for grapes and their green and purple reign

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Navel gazing: oranges, mandarins and persimmons top Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for May

As well as citrus, brassicas are bountiful, it’s prime time for apples, and pumpkins are in a good patch

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As Australian food prices rise, ‘robust’ cauliflower and cabbage are April’s best value fruit and veg

Rising costs of fuel and fertiliser will soon affect fresh food aisles but brassica, root vegetables, apples and pears still provide bang for buck

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It’s crunch time! Gala apples and nashi pears among Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for March

Autumn fruits are ripe and ready, including ‘beautiful’ figs for $2 each and Hass avocados at only $1.50 a piece. But it’s not a good time for berries

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Rich plums and ripe tomatoes: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for February

Tomatoes ripe for cooking, cheap watermelon and cucumbers for $2 a piece – but it’s the final call for apricots, cherries and mangoes

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Premium peaches and luscious lychees: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for January

Apricots have hit their peak, and there’s still some time left to enjoy cherry season – but lemons are in short supply

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$1.50 mangoes: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for November

Kensington Pride, Calypso and Honey Gold mangoes are the juiciest of the crop right now – but avoid potatoes until prices come back down

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Green and white asparagus among Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for October

Snap up white asparagus during its five-week season and grab green asparagus for less than $2 a bunch. Cucumber and iceberg lettuce are also about $2 each

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Sweet, seedless citrus: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for June

New varieties of orange and mandarin are making their way into Australian grocers, and pumpkins are also in their prime, at $2 a kilo

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

Stone fruit and Victorian berries are at their affordable best, while Hass avocados are creeping up in price

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Berry good news as punnet prices plummet: Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for October

Blueberries and strawberries are the best buys of the month, while a latecomer mandarin finds its way onto shelves – and bananas rebound from a wet season.

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Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for November: ‘Mangoes – they’re in’

As Queensland mango season kicks off, kensington prides and calypsos will come down in price. Tomatoes, meanwhile, are ‘exceptionally good now’

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