Australian consumers are about to enjoy grapes, grown in the middle of Australia, on their Christmas tables as the harvest begins near Alice Springs.

The heat is intense, the red soil is dry, but thanks to irrigation the fruit thrives in the Red Centre and farms will now spend the next few weeks capitalising on a market window for the fruit.

The Ti Tree Grape Farm is the region's largest supplier, with 3,000 boxes being picked every day, cooled down, and then sent to Irymple in Victoria for distribution to supermarkets across Australia.

Farm manager Tony Camera said the harvest was going well and the weather was ideal, although it had been exceptionally hot with temperatures forecast to reach 43 degrees Celsius next week.

"We have probably got about another six weeks [of picking], so we hope for no rain during this period."

Farm manager, Tony Camera and white seedless grapes. ( ABC Rural: Lindsay Wright )

Picked by hand

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Mr Camera said it was always difficult to get pickers to work in the remote region.

He said the table grapes required hand picking, not mechanical harvest as occurs with wine grapes.

"We have got about 50 pickers and we need more, the quicker we get the grapes off the better," he said.

Quality control and packing of the grapes for immediate storage in the cold rooms on site. ( ABC Rural: Lindsay Wright )

"Our contract recruiting company has done well this year, they have recruited really nice people."

Quality maintained in long trip to market

Mr Camera said the grapes were sent off site within two days of picking and despite the long distances to market, their quality handles the journey well.

Backpackers harvesting seedless grapes from Ti Tree. ( ABC Rural: Lindsay Wright )

"We get them to the market in perfect condition, we may be remote but fruit quality remains at 100 per cent," he said.

The Ti Tree Grape Farm will produce even more grapes next year.

The company has been busy expanding, with 8,000 new Menindee seedless vines expected to come into production next year.

The timing of the harvest in the Red Centre means some of the first grapes for the Christmas market come from near Alice Springs, which means the farms normally enjoy good prices and solid demand.