When does Morocco export watermelons?

Morocco ships watermelons May–July, with April and August at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.

When do Morocco watermelons arrive in Europe?

On the Morocco → Rotterdam run, quoted at 5–9 days port to port, that window lands around week 18–32 — May–August. Add the road leg at either end.

Morocco watermelon export season (2026)

Morocco watermelon export season

Morocco ships watermelons May–July, with April and August at the shoulders. Lands May–August on the Morocco → Rotterdam run.

Ships

May–July

April, August at the shoulders

Lands

week 18–32

on the Morocco → Rotterdam run, 5–9 days

Morocco watermelons: 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 Morocco	Ships may–july peak · april, august shoulder
Morocco → Rotterdam 5–9 days · week 18–32	Lands week 18–32 on the Morocco → Rotterdam run
Morocco → United Kingdom 5–8 days · week 18–32	Lands week 18–32 on the Morocco → United Kingdom run

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

Varieties Seedless Load ports Agadir, Casablanca, and Tanger Med

Roughly April to August, opening the European watermelon season ahead of the Spanish crop.

Watermelon is heavy, cheap per kilo and does not repay a long voyage, so this is overland trade to Europe and nothing else. The window matters for what it does to price when the Spanish crop arrives, not for shipping planning.

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

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Morocco watermelon export season

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