date:Jun 21, 2021
as are not available until mid-July. The harvest season this year is nearly a week earlier than last year, as traders wanted to take advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival. The original plan was to start harvesting the fruit ten days later. At this stage, the taste of early mandarins is still quite tart and the majority of the fruit is in the size range of 50-55mm, so only the more ripe fruit is picked.
Mandarins from Yunnan become available in small volumes two weeks after Satsuma mandarins fro