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Melon, Santa Claus (Piel De Sapo) Wholesale Prices

USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026

Average
$10.00
per 2/3 cartons
Range
$10.00
lowest to highest quote
Quotes
1
1 U.S. market
Trend
→ steady
vs. Oct 6
12-Week Trend
−54.5%

As of October 7, 2026, the average for melon, santa claus (piel de sapo) (2/3 cartons) was $10.00 per 2/3 cartons across 1 quote from 1 U.S. market. Leading origins: California. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.

How this price is calculated

The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for melon, santa claus (piel de sapo) in the most commonly quoted pack, 2/3 cartons (conventional): 1 quote from 1 U.S. market in this report. Each quote counts once, at the midpoint of USDA's “mostly” range where one is published, otherwise of its low–high range. The range shown is the lowest and highest price among those same quotes.

Other packs, sizes and organic lots are priced separately in the tables below; nothing is averaged across different packs. Quotes more than three times above or below the typical price for their pack are treated as likely errors, marked † and left out. Reports more than 10 days older than the newest are not used.

The trend compares the same items, meaning the same city, variety, pack, size and origin, with the previous report and takes the median change. Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.

FSMA 204Melon, Santa Claus (Piel De Sapo) is on the FDA Food Traceability List under Melons (fresh). Cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon are all listed. Netted rinds harbor pathogens through post-harvest handling, which is why melons carry some of the most severe outbreak history of any produce item. Every buyer, distributor, and receiver in the chain must record the traceability lot code and its source at receipt — compliance is required by July 20, 2028. What buyers need to record →

Terminal Market (Wholesale)

MarketSizeOriginPrice
2/3 cartons1 quote · avg $10.00Headline price
Chicago 6s California $10.00

Price History

Weekly averages for 2/3 cartons from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026

Average Low to high range
Melon, Santa Claus (Piel De Sapo) weekly wholesale price history $20.00 $40.00 Jul 2025 Feb 2026 Oct 2026

Related Commodities

Melon, Hami
avg $27.00/carton · $26.00–$28.00
Melon, Korean
avg $26.00/flat · $26.00–$26.00
Melon, Orange Flesh
avg $10.00/carton · $10.00–$10.00
Watermelons
avg $283.85/bin · $220.00–$375.00
Cantaloupes
avg $24.83/carton · $16.00–$33.00
Honeydews
avg $22.87/carton · $14.00–$29.00

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