Fruit · national summary · report of Fri Sep 25, 2026
Watermelons: advertised prices this week
What US supermarkets advertised for Watermelons in the week ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, from the USDA AMS weekly survey of grocery circulars and digital promotions.
Conventional
Each comparison below uses the report’s own two figures for that row: the change in the average advertised price, computed as (this week − same week last year) ÷ same week last year, rounded to whole percent. A row is listed only where both weeks are reported.
- The average advertised price for Watermelons Red Flesh Seedless Miniature (each) is $4.27 this week compared with $4.86 in the same week last year, a change of -12%.
- The average advertised price for Watermelons Red Flesh Seedless Type (each) is $4.91 this week compared with $4.26 in the same week last year, a change of +15%.
- The average advertised price for Watermelons Red Flesh Seedless Type (per lb) is $0.41 this week compared with $0.63 in the same week last year, a change of -35%.
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelons | Red Flesh Seedless Miniature | each | 1,204 | $4.27 | 145 | $4.01 | 405 | $4.86 |
| Watermelons | Red Flesh Seedless Type | each | 297 | $4.91 | 1,238 | $5.27 | 261 | $4.26 |
| Watermelons | Red Flesh Seedless Type | per lb | 127 | $0.41 | 287 | $0.43 | 207 | $0.63 |
Organic
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelons | Red Flesh Seedless Type | per lb | 80 | $0.49 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Source: USDA AMS Specialty Crops Market News, Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026, linked to the source record. Record id: FVWRETAIL, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026. Period: ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, fetched 2026-10-02. Data file: ams_fv_retail.json, September 2026, the parsed national tables of the source record, fetched 2026-10-02.