Get
- Seed purchase: Pierre's Store · 80g
Season: Summer
Melon Sell Price & Profit Guide (2026)
A refreshing summer treat with a signature sweet flavor.
Crops Fruit Summer
Base Sell Price
250g
Takes 12 Days
Structured decision guide
Get, sell, process, or keep Melon
Verified for 1.6.15 · 2026-08-09
Sell
250g
Normal quality; higher quality and Tiller can increase the raw value.
Process
Keg → Wine
750g per 1-item batch
Compare machine time in the full table below; highest value is not always highest throughput.
Gift
- Penny · Loved
Uses & collections
- Quality Crops Bundle · Bundle · 5 gold quality
- Summer Crops Bundle · Bundle · 1
- Fruit Salad · Recipe · 1
- Pink Cake · Recipe · 1
- Required for the Shipping Collection
Keep
- Keep 5 at gold quality until Quality Crops Bundle is complete.
- Keep 1 until Summer Crops Bundle is complete.
- Ship one once for the Shipping Collection.
- Keep recipe inputs for Fruit Salad, Pink Cake when you plan to cook them.
- Save extras for loved gifts: Penny.
- Process surplus in a Keg when machine capacity is available.
Shipping Prices
Tiller: Inactive
| Quality | Sell Price |
|---|---|
| Normal | 250g |
| Silver | 312g |
| Gold | 375g |
| Iridium | 500g |
Sell vs Process Decision for Melon
If you are deciding whether to sell Melon raw or process it first, compare each input batch, total value, and machine time. The highest-value processed option is Wine from a Keg.
Highest total value
750g
Keg: Wine
Best gain per day
100g/day
Preserves Jar: Jelly
| Method | Inputs | Output | Sell Value | Gain vs Raw | Machine Time | Gain/Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sell raw | 1 × Melon | Melon | 250g | 0g | None | N/A |
| Keg | 1 × Melon | Wine | 750g | 500g | 7 days | 71.4g/day |
| Preserves Jar | 1 × Melon | Jelly | 550g | 300g | 3 days | 100g/day |
Use total value when
You have enough machines and want maximum gold per input batch, especially for premium Wine, Juice, Oil, or Caviar.
Use gain/day when
Your Kegs or Jars are the bottleneck and faster processing keeps your farm cash flow moving.
Dehydrator Formula for Melon
Stardew Valley 1.6 Dehydrator products are variable-price goods, so this page calculates the value from the input item instead of storing one fixed price.
Artisan: Inactive
Output
Dried Melon
5 x Melon
Formula
floor(base price x 7.5 + 25)Base output: 1,900g
Sell Value
1,900g
650g vs selling 5 raw
Dehydrator price uses the base item price and ignores input quality. See the public formula audit for source links and known limits.
Artisan Goods & Processing
Artisan: Inactive
Processing Melon usually yields higher profits. Here is the breakdown:
Keg
Time: 7
Wine Price750g
+200% vs Raw
Preserves Jar
Time: 3
Jelly Price550g
+120% vs Raw
💡 Profit Tip: Use the Keg for Melon - it yields 200g more per item.
Location & Uses
Where to find Melon: You can obtain this item via Pierre's Store. It is primarily found during the Summer season.
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Quick Facts
CategoryCrops
SeasonSummer
Base Price250g
Growth Time12 days
Seed Cost80g