Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price was 7,150 LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia, 1999–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in Saudi Arabia stood at 7,150 LCU. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 62.5% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7,150 LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 261 LCU, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 26th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,900 LCU | — |
| 2000 | 2,300 LCU | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 LCU | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 2,300 LCU | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 2,000 LCU | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 3,350 LCU | +67.5% |
| 2010 | 3,340 LCU | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,580 LCU | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 4,060 LCU | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 4,150 LCU | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,300 LCU | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3,980 LCU | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4,600 LCU | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 2,990 LCU | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 3,160 LCU | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 261 LCU | -91.7% |
| 2020 | 4,340 LCU | +1562.8% |
| 2021 | 4,460 LCU | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4,160 LCU | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 4,190 LCU | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4,400 LCU | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 7,150 LCU | +62.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 7,150 LCU is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,606 LCU, 4.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 7,150 LCU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,683 LCU, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1562.8% | 261 LCU | 4,340 LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,900 LCU | 1,900 LCU | 1,900 LCU | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,390 LCU | 2,000 LCU | 3,350 LCU | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,442 LCU | 261 LCU | 4,600 LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,783 LCU | 4,160 LCU | 7,150 LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 23 Afghanistan 12,278 LCU compare
- 24 South Africa 10,684 LCU compare
- 25 Egypt 7,228 LCU compare
- 27 Mexico 6,824 LCU compare
- 28 Antigua and Barbuda 6,547 LCU compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 6,410 LCU compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in Saudi Arabia?
- Cantaloupes and other melons — producer price in Saudi Arabia was 7,150 LCU in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cantaloupes and other melons — producer price recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,150 LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest cantaloupes and other melons — producer price recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 261 LCU in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cantaloupes and other melons — producer price?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cantaloupes and other melons — producer price rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cantaloupes and other melons — Producer Price (LCU/tonne). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.