Honeydew Melon Price per Kilo: Honest Status, the FAMA Boundary and the DOA Table
Decision details
Fits if: Retail buyers, honeydew enthusiasts and catering operators.
Main drawback: Do not use the seedless red-watermelon price as a stand-in for honeydew — they are different commodity rows.
Compare: Dated quotations, the form of sale (per kilo/per fruit), and the DOA table for growers.
In this guide
Summary: for the price of honeydew (tembikai susu) per kilo, no official reading exists: the FAMA Daily Price Guide’s full commodity list carries only TEMBIKAI MERAH TANPA BIJI (registered example reading 29/9/2026: RM3.81/kg [source]), and honeydew is not listed [source] — ask for a dated quotation and do not substitute the red-watermelon price. The weight-grade, aroma-maturity and fertilizer-recipe claims once printed here have no verified registration record and are retracted.
What is the honest price status for honeydew per kilo: the four questions?
| Question | Status |
|---|---|
| Honeydew price per kilo today? | No verified figure; ask for a dated quotation |
| Can the red-watermelon price be used? | No — a different commodity row [source] |
| Grade 'A 1.5–2.5 kg per fruit'? | Retracted — no registered standard |
| A sweetness fertilizer recipe? | Retracted — only the DOA table is registered |
How do you choose a fruit: which observations are safe?
Physical observation (skin colour, firmness, weight in the hand) is safe as a personal view; the detailed aroma-maturity physiology claims of the old page are retracted. Ask the seller to let you inspect before buying by weight.
What is registered for growers: the DOA package
- Bed width 1.3 m - 1.5 m; between beds 1.8 m - 2.5 m; plant spacing 2.0 m - 2.5 m; 2,000–2,500 holes/ha, two plants per hole [source].
- Chicken manure as the basal fertilizer; feeding staged by age; compound fertilizer split four ways (grade/rate not printed) [source].
- 4R [source]; organic matter supports soil enzymes [source]; input costs are rising [source].
Why the red-watermelon reading cannot stand in for honeydew: different rows?
The FAMA daily guide is a row-by-row commodity list. Honeydew simply has no row in it [source], while seedless red watermelon does — that registered example (29/9/2026: RM3.81/kg) belongs to a different melon, a different market row and a different buyer [source]. Using it as a honeydew proxy quietly imports a price the market never quoted for your fruit. When a seller or article quotes a “FAMA honeydew price”, ask which row and which date — the honest answer is a dated quotation from your own market, not a borrowed reading.
What does the DOA package record: spacing, density and splits?
The DOA watermelon package records the registered field details: recommended bed width 1.3 m - 1.5 m with inter-bed spacing 1.8 m - 2.5 m, plant spacing 2.0 m - 2.5 m, and a density of 2,000–2,500 holes per hectare with two plants per hole [source]. Chicken manure is used as the basal fertilizer and feeding is carried out by plant-age stage; for compound fertilizer the document states a four-way split by maturity but the NPK grade, weight and day-count for each split are not printed — so any detailed numeric table you find on another site should have its source checked [source].
What was retracted on this page: grades, premiums and recipes?
A retraction is a standing instruction, not a footnote. The ‘A grade 1.5–2.5 kg per fruit’ weight grade, the dessert-premium and aroma-maturity claims, and the K/Ca/B sweetness-boosting fertilizer recipe once printed here all lack a registration record and are not citable anywhere on this page. If a buyer, seller or article repeats one, ask for the issuing body and the document title. Until that document appears, the registered material remains the DOA package and the FAMA boundary above.
How do buyers and growers keep records honest across seasons: two disciplines?
For buyers, two simple disciplines protect the value of a purchase: weigh it yourself when the seller sells by the kilo (ask for the scale to be re-zeroed in front of you), and check the stem end and skin before agreeing — internal bruising can shorten shelf life even when the flesh is good. Store whole fruit in a cool, shaded place and cut only when eating; cut halves need refrigeration and quick use under general food-safety guidance.
Season-to-season price comparison needs the same care: stall-season, supermarket and wholesale channels move in different lanes. Your own purchase log (date, place, form of sale, price) over several seasons is the most reliable reference for a commodity without an official daily price series [source].
Read also: watermelon family · red watermelon price per kilo · red watermelon registered reading
Frequently asked questions
What is the honeydew price per kilo today?
This page carries no verified price — honeydew is not listed in the FAMA Daily Price Guide (only seedless red watermelon is listed) [source]. Ask for a dated quotation at your market.
Why is honeydew usually more expensive than red watermelon?
The dessert-premium and specialty-crop claims once printed here have been retracted — no registered source. Any real price difference only shows up in dated quotations.
Which fertilizer works for honeydew sweetness?
The old 'high potassium raises brix' recipe has been retracted. What is registered: chicken manure as the basal fertilizer and feeding staged by plant age [source], with compound fertilizer split four times by maturity — grade and rate are not printed in the document [source]; follow 4R [source].