What is the price of melon seeds in South Africa?

As of January 2025, melon seeds in South Africa is US$ 5.62 per kg (109 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Melon Seeds Price in South Africa - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Melon Seeds Prices in South Africa

US$ 5.62 / kg

109 ZAR / kg

MoM ▼ 36.3% YoY ▼ 36.3%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	5.62	109	▼ 36.3%	▼ 36.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the melon seeds price in South Africa available is US$ 5.62 per kg (109 ZAR), down 36.3% year-on-year.

South Africa exported melon seeds valued at US$75,915 (9 tonnes) in 2024, ranking #33 out of 62 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports, with a year-on-year decrease of 12.6%. The country is a net exporter of melon seeds. The latest export unit value is US$5.6207 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - melon seeds in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $75.9K (8.6 t) of melon seeds▼ 12.6% YoY. That ranks #33 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$75.9K

Export value

8.6 t

Export volume

#33 / 62

World rank

Global share

$8.82

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top melon seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $81.6M · 23.5%
#2 China $68.1M · 19.7%
#3 US $65.8M · 19%
#4 France $28.5M · 8.2%
#5 Thailand $25.6M · 7.4%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$75.9K	8.6 t	$8.82
2023	$86.8K	5.5 t	$15.85
2022	$24.4K	2.5 t	$9.95
2021	$30.4K	2.3 t	$13.44
2020	$16.9K	3.2 t	$5.35

HS Code

melon seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1207.70. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

South Africa melon seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa sold 67,042 tonnes of melon seeds. Through 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa melon seeds (oil seeds category) has improved, flactuating by 170.048 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, melon seeds' exports grew by 175.44 percent netting South Africa US$0.05m for the year 2019. South Africa's melon seeds exports are classified as:

Melon seeds (HS code 120770)

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South Africa melon seeds export values

In 2019, South Africa shipped melon seeds worth 0.05m USD, a contraction of -46.24% from 2018's total melon seeds export of 0.093m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Africa melon seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 121.429 percent.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of South Africa's melon seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 175.44 pc when compared to a variation of 170.048% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total melon seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 34 in world exports of melon seeds.

Export markets for South Africa melon seeds ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of melon seeds. The annual growth of South Africa melon seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -61%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

South Africa procured 50 tonnes of melon seeds in 2019.

Melon Seeds Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest melon seeds prices in other Africa countries:

Egypt$542.30/kg Zambia$306.13/kg Ivory Coast$0.87/kg Zimbabwe$0.47/kg Ghana$4.77/kg Nigeria$0.27/kg Sudan$1.57/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other oil seeds in South Africa:

Castor (Ricinus) Seeds$27.60/kg Cotton Seeds$0.50/kg Sunflower Seeds$0.47/kg Sesame Seeds$2.18/kg Mustard Seeds$4.13/kg Safflower$27.60/kg Linseed (Flax)$1.73/kg

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