What is the price of watermelon per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania watermelon is between US$ 0.61 and US$ 2.18 per kilogram or between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.99 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of watermelon in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for watermelon is between TZS 1,453.60 and TZS 5,181.40 per kilogram or between TZS 659.23 and TZS 2,349.84 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania watermelon is between US$ 0.43 and US$ 1.52 per kilogram or between US$ 0.19 and US$ 0.69 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Watermelon Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Watermelon from Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2015, the price was 0.14 US dollars per kg, which then rose to 0.48 US dollars per kg in 2016. However, the price dropped to 0.26 US dollars per kg in 2017 and further decreased to 0.05 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose again to 0.2 US dollars per kg and then dropped to 0.13 US dollars per kg in 2020. The latest data shows that the price has decreased to 0.09 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Watermelon from Tanzania will be 0.07 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.05 US dollars per kg in 2024.The Tanzania watermelon exports are categorised as:
- Fresh watermelons (HS code 080711)
Tanzania Watermelon Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Watermelon into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2015, the price was 0.14 US dollars per kg, which then rose to 0.48 US dollars per kg in 2016. This was followed by a sharp decrease to 0.26 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to 0.05 US dollars per kg in 2018, before rising to 0.2 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent year, 2020, saw the price drop to 0.13 US dollars per kg. This year, 2021, the price has dropped further to 0.09 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Watermelon into Tanzania will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 0.09 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.10 US dollars per kg.Export values for Tanzania watermelon
The total values in export for watermelon in Tanzania were US$ 75, US$ 32, US$ 26 and US$ 477 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fruits category in Tanzania: Olives, Pumpkins, squash and gourds, Sweetcorn, Bananas, Dates, Figs, Pineapples, Avocados, Mangoes & Oranges.
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Tanzania watermelon - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania shipped 1,034 tonnes of watermelon. For 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania watermelon (fruits category) has surged, flactuating by 106.8 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, watermelon's exports grew by 740.65 pc netting Tanzania US$0.48m for the year 2019. Tanzania's watermelon exports are classified as:
- Fresh watermelons (HS code 080711)
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Tanzania watermelon export values
In 2019, Tanzania shipped watermelon valued at 0.48m USD, a surge of 1,746.15% from 2018's total watermelon export of 0.026m USD. The annual growth in value of Tanzania watermelon between 2017 to 2018 was -18.75 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Tanzania's watermelon exports between 2017 and 2019 was 740.65 percent in comparison to a variation of 106.8% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania watermelon ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's best performing destinations for watermelon are Rwanda, Burundi, United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Tanzania purchased 3 tonnes of watermelon in 2019.
Production
The production of watermelon in Tanzania was 41,747 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 5.88%. The country had approximately 4,144.00 hectares under watermelon cultivation.