When does Brazil export melons?

Brazil ships melons September–March, with April and August at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.

When do Brazil melons arrive in Europe?

On the Brazil → Rotterdam run, quoted at 12–17 days port to port, that window lands around week 37–16 — September–April. Add the road leg at either end.

Brazil melon export season (2026)

Brazil melon export season

Brazil ships melons September–March, with April and August at the shoulders. Lands September–April on the Brazil → Rotterdam run.

Ships

September–March

April, August at the shoulders

Lands

week 37–16

on the Brazil → Rotterdam run, 12–17 days

Brazil melons: the export window by month, and the weeks each lane lands it.
Stage	Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Ships out of Brazil	Ships september–march peak · april, august shoulder
Brazil → Rotterdam 12–17 days · week 37–16	Lands week 37–16 on the Brazil → Rotterdam run

Peak Shoulder Landing Port to port, across services rather than one schedule. Add the road leg at either end.

Varieties Cantaloupe, Galia, Yellow Load ports Pecém, Natal, Salvador, and Santos

Roughly September to March out of Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará, aimed squarely at the European winter. Brazil is the melon origin for Europe in those months and there is not really a second one.

The whole programme depends on the short northern voyage. Melons bruise, respire fast and land with days rather than weeks in hand — the same fruit shipped from a Pacific-coast origin would not arrive saleable, which is why nobody tries.

Last reviewed August 2026. Editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule. Weather moves them, sometimes by weeks.

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Brazil melon export season

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