What is the price of watermelon per kilogram/pound in Costa Rica today?
The retail price range for Costa Rica watermelon is between US$ 0.73 and US$ 4.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.33 and US$ 1.97 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of watermelon in Costa Rica
The retail price range in Costa Rican Colon for watermelon is between CRC 394.36 and CRC 2,366.17 per kilogram or between CRC 178.85 and CRC 1,073.09 per pound(lb) in San José and Alajuela.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Costa Rica watermelon is between US$ 0.51 and US$ 3.05 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 1.38 per pound(lb).
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Costa Rica watermelon - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of watermelon exported by Costa Rica in 2020 was 505,672 tons. In 2019 Costa Rica sold 559,032 tonnes of watermelon. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Costa Rica watermelon (fruits category) has escalated, recording a change of 26.947 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, watermelon's exports went up by 29.06 pc bringing the exporter US$232.34m for the year 2019. Costa Rica's watermelon exports are categorised as:
- Fresh watermelons (HS code 080711)
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Costa Rica watermelon export values
In 2019, Costa Rica sold watermelon valued at 232.34m USD, a surge of 20.44% from 2018's total watermelon export of 192.904m USD. The annual growth in value of Costa Rica watermelon between 2017 to 2018 was 8.735 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Costa Rica's watermelon exports between 2017 and 2019 was 29.06% compared to a variation of 26.947% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Costa Rica watermelon ( in '000$ )
Costa Rica's best performing destinations for watermelon are the Netherlands, United Kingdom (UK), US, Belgium and Canada.
Costa Rica brought in 4,592 tonnes of watermelon in 2019.
Production
The production of watermelon in Costa Rica was 1,159,036 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 3.57%. The country had approximately 30,276.00 hectares under watermelon cultivation.