In this article you’ll find a complete guide to all seasonal fruits and vegetables that are available in January in the UK. Eating seasonally has many benefits. Firstly, eating produce in season is generally when it’s tastiest. Secondly, you are helping to reduce your food miles and therefore carbon footprint. Fruit is slightly limited over the Winter in the UK, but there are plenty of vegetables to get you through January.
We’ve included a free PDF download of our January seasonal list below. Feel free to print or store on your phone and use as a reference guide when you are shopping in January.
What’s in season in the UK in January?
Fruit
- Apples
- Forced Rhubarb
- Pears
Vegetables
- Beetroot
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrot
- Cauliflower
- Celeriac
- Chicory
- Cress
- Horseradish
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Kale
- Leek
- Onion
- Parsnip
- Potato (main crop)
- Pumpkins
- Purple Sprouting Broccoli
- Shallot
- Swede
- Turnip
- Winter Squash
Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Prices in January 2022
Each week the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) publishes the latest home-grown fruit and vegetable wholesale price list (England and Wales only). This data therefore contains a selection of produce that is available on the wholesale market, and likely to appear in our local shops and supermarkets.
The chart below shows a sample of the fruits and vegetables that are currently available on the UK wholesale market. Some seasonal produce is weather dependant and sometimes may not available. This list may contain some produce that has been grown in-doors or in green houses etc.
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Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Prices