Watermelon prices: questions and answers
Watermelons: median wholesale price 0.67 EUR/kg across 103 markets in 20 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of watermelons today?
The median wholesale price of watermelons was 0.67 EUR/kg across 138 current quotes on 103 markets in 20 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.41 and 0.78 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between varieties of watermelons?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 121 | 0.67 EUR/kg |
| Mini / baby | 11 | 0.78 EUR/kg |
| Seedless | 6 | 0.30 EUR/kg |
Seedless and seeded watermelons are different products with different prices, and many markets quote per piece. Each type has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of watermelons lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of watermelons were lowest in India (0.16 EUR/kg), Turkey (0.18 EUR/kg), South Africa (0.21 EUR/kg) and highest in Poland (1.42 EUR/kg), Spain (1.06 EUR/kg), Mexico (0.76 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of watermelons in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 36 | 0.76 EUR/kg | 16.0 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 26 | 0.67 EUR/kg | 2,375 COP/kg |
| Turkey | 8 | 0.18 EUR/kg | 10.0 TRY/kg |
| Taiwan | 7 | 0.34 EUR/kg | 12.3 TWD/kg |
| Poland | 4 | 1.42 EUR/kg | 6.25 PLN/kg |
| Spain | 2 | 1.06 EUR/kg | — |
| South Africa | 2 | 0.21 EUR/kg | 3.81 ZAR/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting watermelons; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of watermelons going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 21 of 117 quotes for watermelons rose, 37 fell and 59 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish watermelon prices?
103 markets in 20 countries have current watermelon quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 11 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 7 quotes
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 5 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 4 quotes
- Manisa Wholesale Market Turkey · 3 quotes
- Al-Fardah Central Fruit and Vegetable Market Kuwait · 2 quotes
- Centro Comercial Agropecuario de Aguascalientes Mexico · 2 quotes
- Azadpur Market India · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different watermelon prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 69 different watermelon quote names, for example: Watermelon, grade 1L, count 30; Watermelon, Brazil, grade EL, size 004/006; Watermelon grade l container hj mass 10; Baby watermelons; Watermelon; Omani watermelon 1 kg.
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Which country produces the most watermelons?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of watermelons was 105 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 60.5% of the world total, followed by India and Turkey.
Which country exports the most watermelons?
In 2024 the largest exporter of watermelons was Spain with 790,160 t (19.4% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these watermelon prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are watermelon prices updated?
The latest watermelon quote is from 10 November 2026; 82 of 103 markets published watermelon prices in the seven days to 10 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download watermelon prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for watermelon prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.