Fruit indices moved up on balance over the past three months. As of 4 November 2026, the 91 fruits with a LiveQuote index show a mean change of +4.6% over three months and +2.2% over one year, with 51 rising, 39 falling and one flat. The group lists 111 materials in seven families, from citrus and berries to nuts, dates and coconut products.
The largest moves came from melons and watermelon. Watermelon gained 69.6% in three months, melon 61.5% and green melon 50.8%. A note dated 29 October reports that Brazil's melon season opened with lower supply and reasonable prices. Watermelon is the only indexed material in the Other fruits family, so that family's +69.6% average rests on a single material out of eight.
Across families, red fruits and berries come first at +7.7%, with 12 of 15 indexed materials up, ahead of citrus at +7.2% and exotic fruits at +5.6%. Stone fruit gained 3.2% over three months but sits 9.7% lower than a year ago. Apples and pears gained 1.3%, with all four apple lines up. Dried fruits and nuts are the only family down, by 2.0% on average, with 14 of 19 indexed materials lower.
Within berries, cultivated blueberry rose 37.1%, and news on 16 October reported tight blueberry supply and elevated prices in several European markets. In citrus, clementine gained 28.2% and lime 21.4%, taking lime to +73.8% over a year. Market notes of 22 October described the European lime market as short, with Brazilian exports to Europe declining.
On the way down, grape fell 16.9% over three months but is still up 7.1% on the year. Brazil nuts lost 10.3% and are 31.3% below their level of a year ago, the steepest annual fall in the group. Pomegranate eased 9.5% and nectarine (brugnon) 8.9%. Among nuts, hazelnuts dropped 7.1%, while pistachios gained 5.7%.