This week, on a cold winter morning in Sydney, the golden Kensington Pride mango arrived from the sunny northern territories.
They are the first batch of mangoes in the 2018 / 19 season.
Wholesaler Moustapha Obeid says the early season fruit from Darwin's countryside is of great quality.
"this is the first batch of the season," he told ABC Rural. "they are very beautiful colors and beautiful 'blush'. Very sweet. "
Obeid said the mangoes are priced at 60 to 85 yuan a plate, and many buyers are not used to seeing them in July.
"in Sydney, mangoes are a little bit cold-faced, and they won't be as popular as they are when the weather is hot."
"but everyone is going to buy a little bit, and that's good."
The farmer grasped the secret of early-season fruit
Leo Skliros, president of the Northern Territory Mango Industry Association (NTMIA), said many of Top End's farms were ready to supply some early season mangoes, but not as much as last year.
He said: "in the Northern Territory, a considerable number of farmers have now developed technology, using a variety of processing methods, in order to harvest the fruit as soon as possible."
"while weather in some years does not allow so much fruit to be produced ahead of time, this is a good year for the weather."
What about the rest of the production season?
The Northern Territory produced 48% of the country's mango production in the previous season, exceeding 10 million plates for the first time.
It's hard to say how much production will be produced this season, Skliros said.
"most of the fruit in the Northern Territory will be picked at the end of September and October, so it's too early to say, but the signs are not as positive as they were a month ago," he said.
"some people say that the rate of fruit setting is very good, some very poor, so we have to wait and see."
With more mangoes growing in southern Australia and growing season, Skliros says it's a good thing.
"I think Australia is moving into a phase where we can buy mangoes on shelves for eight months a year, which is a good thing, and I really don't think we need to import mangoes."