Florida producing high volumes of watermelons

Watermelon supply in the U.S. market has been nearly 6% below the average of 2019-2023 during the same period.

U.S. watermelon supply up 7.3 % in 2023

U.S. watermelon supply is looking stronger this season with a 7.3 % year-on-year increase in volume reaching 2.3 billion pounds as of June 11.

U.S. production usually goes from April to September with its peak between July and August.

With nearly 400 varieties of watermelon available, the leading segment for the past 30 years has been seedless.