What is the price of watermelon per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya watermelon is between US$ 0.49 and US$ 0.74 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.34 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of watermelon in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for watermelon is between KES 68.47 and KES 102.70 per kilogram or between KES 31.05 and KES 46.58 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya watermelon is between US$ 0.35 and US$ 0.52 per kilogram or between US$ 0.16 and US$ 0.23 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Watermelon Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Watermelon from Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.98 US $ per kg, followed by 1.81 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 1.09 US $ per kg, and then decreased further to 0.80 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 1.00 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Watermelon from Kenya in 2023 will be around 0.90 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 1.10 US $ per kg.The watermelon exports from Kenya are classified as:
- Fresh watermelons (HS code 080711)
Kenya Watermelon Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Watermelon into Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.98 US dollars per kg, followed by 1.81 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was the highest price in the last five years. In 2019, the price dropped to 1.09 US dollars per kg and then further decreased to 0.80 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 1.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Watermelon into Kenya in 2023 will be around 0.90 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be around 1.10 US dollars per kg.Export values for Kenya watermelon
The total values in export for watermelon in Kenya were US$ 93, US$ 103, US$ 103 and US$ 37 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya watermelon - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 34 tonnes of watermelon. For 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya watermelon (fruits category) has gone down, flactuating by -40.351 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, watermelon's exports decreased by -67.62 percent netting the country US$0.04m for the year 2019. Kenya's watermelon exports are categorised as:
- Fresh watermelons (HS code 080711)
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Kenya watermelon export values
In 2019, Kenya sold watermelon costing 0.04m USD, a contraction of -61.17% from 2018's total watermelon export of 0.103m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya watermelon between 2017 to 2018 was 0 percent.
The per year variation in the amount of Kenya's watermelon exports between 2017 and 2019 was -67.62 per cent when compared to a variation of -40.351% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Kenya watermelon ( in '000$ )
Kenya's leading export markets for watermelon are the Netherlands, Uganda, Somalia, Seychelles and Rwanda.
Kenya bought 8 tonnes of watermelon in 2019.
Production
The production of watermelon in Kenya was 242,547 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 28.47%. The country had an estimated 15,117.00 hectares under watermelon cultivation.