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Melons, watermelons and papayas: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in melons, watermelons and papayas totaled $4.6 billion (6.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (22%), Mexico (14%) and Brazil (10%); the top importers were the United States (23%), Germany (11%) and France (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 15%.

Summary

World trade
$4.6billion
Tonnes
6.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$705
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$991 million · 21.6%
  2. Mexico$643 million · 14%
  3. Brazil$454 million · 9.9%
  4. Guatemala$369 million · 8.1%
  5. Italy$232 million · 5.1%
  6. United States$199 million · 4.4%
  7. China$199 million · 4.3%
  8. Morocco$176 million · 3.8%
  9. Honduras$168 million · 3.7%
  10. Netherlands$138 million · 3%
    re-exports
  11. Germany$109 million · 2.4%
  12. Costa Rica$96 million · 2.1%
  13. Greece$77 million · 1.7%
  14. Turkey$73 million · 1.6%
  15. France$61 million · 1.3%
  16. Uzbekistan$38 million · 0.83%
  17. Oman$38 million · 0.82%
  18. Senegal$36 million · 0.79%
  19. Australia$36 million · 0.79%
  20. Mauritania$35 million · 0.77%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.1 billion · 23%
  2. Germany$519 million · 11.3%
  3. France$338 million · 7.4%
  4. United Kingdom$302 million · 6.6%
  5. Canada$288 million · 6.3%
  6. Netherlands$275 million · 6%
    re-exports
  7. Spain$158 million · 3.5%
  8. Poland$142 million · 3.1%
  9. Vietnam$132 million · 2.9%
  10. Portugal$99 million · 2.2%
  11. Switzerland$88 million · 1.9%
  12. Belgium$77 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  13. Austria$71 million · 1.6%
  14. Italy$65 million · 1.4%
  15. Czechia$63 million · 1.4%
  16. Sweden$60 million · 1.3%
  17. Denmark$49 million · 1.1%
  18. China$49 million · 1.1%
  19. Norway$46 million · 1%
  20. Russia$45 million · 0.99%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain was the top exporter throughout the period

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Spain 991
  • Mexico 643
  • Brazil 454
  • Guatemala 369
  • Italy 232

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain320991
Mexico139643
Brazil39.7454
Guatemala30369
Italy42.7232

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 45% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $705

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$487
1996$468
1997$450
1998$424
1999$404
2000$439
2001$447
2002$448
2003$537
2004$515
2005$506
2006$534
2007$553
2008$630
2009$537
2010$532
2011$570
2012$595
2013$599
2014$572
2015$555
2016$557
2017$572
2018$607
2019$572
2020$565
2021$559
2022$619
2023$698
2024$705

What it includes

  • 0807 · Melons, watermelons and papayas

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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