order to determine the month of harvest in Australia, you need to understand the climatic conditions of the continent.
When it is summer in Australia - Winter
the smallest continent on the planet encircled by such climatic zones: subequatorial, tropical and subtropical.Geographers, considering the island of Tasmania as part of Australia added more temperate climate zone.
tropical belt - the widest, so the continent is the most arid on the planet.Less rainfall is only in Antarctica.Location of Australia in the southern hemisphere, defines the main feature of the climate: winter starts in June and summer - in December.
Feature seasons:
- Winter - June to August. However, there is no usual for Russian winter.It is the rainy season, the average temperature is kept at around 15 ... 17 degrees, although in Victoria you can ride in the snow on a snowboard.
- Spring - September to November. At this time there is not too cold and not too hot.
- Summer - December to February. But on the calendar.The present before summer begins, comes in late October - early November, when the temperature rises to 30 degrees.
- Autumn - March to May.
When the harvest in Australia
Everywhere in the world the main crop harvested in the autumn.So it is on the smallest continent.April (Mid-Autumn) - month harvest in Australia, when the fields are cleaned grains, oilseeds and vegetables, as well as grapes.It was at this time falling out many national holidays, the most important of which - Easter.But the tropical climate has made especially in the harvest season of crops with a short growing season - grain and vegetables.There is also a particular fruit picking.
wheat in Australia cleaned 2 times a year.For the first time in April, the second - in December, when the winter crops ripen.Yields are quite rich, with 60% of grain exports.
large number of sunny days on the mainland and the average annual temperature of 25 degrees contributed to the fact that the vegetables ripen in Australia, 3 times a year.It provides a collection of up to 300 tons per year for products such as potatoes, tomatoes, carrots and so on.
In the south and southeast of the country especially developed gardening.In irrigated orchards are grown citrus, plums, cherries, apricots and peaches.In Queensland actively collect the most famous Australian fruit: bananas, pineapples, papayas and mangoes.They ripen after the New Year.January - the same month of harvest in Australia.Fruits were collected for six months.
country's agriculture
Agriculture in Australia - the main branch of the economy of the state.It features high marketability because the harvest of grain and vegetables are harvested several times a year, also extended the term of collecting fruits.The climate is favorable in terms of the amount of heat and light that plants receive during the year, but frequent droughts make it impossible for the intensive use of land without irrigation.
Artificial irrigation - the main problem of agriculture in Australia, as arable farming and horticulture occupy a major share of crop here.Area under wheat cultivation on the mainland, are the largest in the world.Cereals, oilseeds and pulses are for internal consumption by the population and animal feed, as well as for export.
One of the important components of the economy are viticulture and winemaking, the income from which year does not fall below 2 billion Australian dollars.
Breeders Australian sheepherders, producing the highest quality and expensive wool in the world, the development of dairy and beef cattle, pigs, poultry.In Australia, bred horses and camels.Much attention is paid to beekeeping.
Summary In summary, we can say that the main harvest month in Australia - April.Grain harvested twice (in April and December), vegetables - three times a year (in April, in the middle of December and once in the off-season), fruit harvested from January to June.
