CRM Jamaica Crop Monitor

Who’s selling, who’s buying

The gap between today’s farm gate price and what each crop normally fetches in October, read across five years. Tap any crop for the full picture.

Good week to be selling

Dearer than usual for the season, or tight enough that buyers are chasing it.

Pumpkin

Short +97% vs usual

J$442 per kg now · usually J$224 in October

Fetching 97% more than the usual October price; short on the ground, so buyers are competing

Carrot

Very short +71% vs usual

J$800 per kg now · usually J$468 in October

Fetching 71% more than the usual October price; short on the ground, so buyers are competing

Thyme

Very short +58% vs usual

J$2,090 per kg now · usually J$1,320 in October

Fetching 58% more than the usual October price; short on the ground, so buyers are competing

Green Banana

Normal +100% vs usual

J$278 per kg now · usually J$139 in October

Fetching 100% more than the usual October price

String Beans

Very short +46% vs usual

J$679 per kg now · usually J$466 in October

Fetching 46% more than the usual October price; short on the ground, so buyers are competing

Lettuce Romaine

Very short +44% vs usual

J$2,255 per kg now · usually J$1,570 in October

Fetching 44% more than the usual October price; short on the ground, so buyers are competing

Irish Potato

Very short +41% vs usual

J$660 per kg now · usually J$468 in October

Fetching 41% more than the usual October price; short on the ground, so buyers are competing

Tomato [Salad ]

Very short +40% vs usual

J$722 per kg now · usually J$516 in October

Fetching 40% more than the usual October price; short on the ground, so buyers are competing

Good week to be buying

Cheaper than usual for the season, or plentiful now and heading short later.

Turmeric

Plenty -15% vs usual

J$198 per kg now · usually J$232 in October

15% cheaper than the usual October price; plenty about, so there is room to bargain

This reads the market, not the people in it. It is a guide to timing — your own costs, contracts and transport still decide the deal.

What to watch for

Based on how each crop has behaved at this time of year for the past five years, plus how it is moving right now. Tap any crop for the full story.

Going short — plant it, or buy before the price climbs

Going plentiful — prices likely to fall

Biggest changes this week

Crop	Last week	This week	Farm price
Yam [Negro]	Short	Very short	J$550/kg
Broccoli	Very short	Very short	J$1,155/kg
Cauliflower	Very short	Very short	J$807/kg
Lettuce Iceberg	Very short	Very short	J$2,170/kg
Lettuce Romaine	Very short	Very short	J$2,255/kg
Thyme	Very short	Very short	J$2,090/kg
Tomato [Salad ]	Very short	Very short	J$722/kg
String Beans	Very short	Very short	J$679/kg
Carrot	Very short	Very short	J$800/kg
Pak Choi	Short	Normal	J$310/kg
Cucumber	Short	Normal	J$257/kg

Against this time last year

This week compared with week ending 2025-10-18. Useful for judging whether a price is really high, or just normal for the season.

Every crop, every parish

Week ending 2026-10-17. Find your crop, or your parish.

Very shortShortNormalPlentyGlut

Crop	St. Andrew	St. Thomas	Portland	St. Mary	St. Ann	Trelawny	St. James	Hanover	Westmoreland	St. Elizabeth	Manchester	Clarendon	St. Catherine
Broccoli										Very		Very
Cauliflower										Very	Very	Very
Irish Potato												Very
Lettuce Iceberg	Very	Very		Very	Very	Very	Very		Very	Very	Very	Very	Very
Lettuce Romaine					Very					Very	Very	Very
Thyme	Very	Very								Very	Very
Tomato [Salad ]	Very				Very	Very				Very	Very	Very
Yam [Negro]												Very
Yam [Sweet]							Very
Carrot	Very	Very	Very		Very	Very		Very	Very	Very	Very	Shor	Very
String Beans	Very	Very			Very	Very	Very		Very	Norm		Shor
Pineapple [Sugar Loaf]		Very		Very			Very			Norm
Papaya		Very	Very	Shor					Very			Norm
Tomato [Plummy]	Very	Very	Very	Norm	Very	Very	Very	Plen	Norm	Very	Very	Shor	Very
Sorrel				Norm								Very	Very
Hot Pepper (Scotch Bonnet)	Shor	Very	Very	Very	Very	Very	Very	Norm	Norm	Very	Shor	Plen	Shor
Pineapple [Md 2]				Norm		Norm	Very		Very	Very
Pumpkin	Very	Very	Very	Norm	Very	Norm	Norm	Plen	Very		Very	Shor	Very
Cabbage Green	Very	Very	Very	Norm	Very	Norm	Very	Norm	Norm	Very	Very	Plen	Very
Sweet Corn		Norm	Very			Very	Very	Plen	Norm	Very		Very
Honeydew Melon										Norm		Very
Sweet Pepper [Red]					Very					Norm	Shor
Sweet Pepper [Yellow]					Very					Norm	Shor
Watermelon		Very	Very	Shor		Norm	Very			Norm	Shor	Norm	Shor
Sweet Pepper [Green]	Very	Very	Very	Norm	Plen	Very	Very	Plen	Norm	Norm	Shor	Shor	Very
Yam [Yellow]	Very	Very	Very	Norm	Shor	Norm	Shor	Plen	Very		Shor	Plen	Shor
Escallion	Very	Norm								Norm	Shor	Shor
Ginger					Norm		Very	Norm	Norm			Very
Pineapple [Cowboy]		Very					Very	Norm	Norm	Norm
Okra		Very	Very			Norm	Norm	Norm	Norm			Shor	Shor
Ripe Banana			Shor				Norm					Norm	Very
Sweet Potato		Very	Norm	Norm	Very	Norm		Plen	Norm	Very	Very	Plen	Very
Pak Choi	Very	Very	Very	Norm	Glut	Norm	Norm	Norm	Shor			Norm	Very
Cucumber	Very	Very	Very			Norm	Norm		Norm	Plen	Plen	Shor	Shor
Coco		Very	Norm	Very		Very	Norm	Norm	Norm	Norm		Plen
Cantaloupe										Norm		Shor
Dasheen		Very	Norm			Very	Shor	Norm	Norm	Norm		Plen
Hot Pepper (West Indian Red)				Norm	Very	Norm		Norm		Norm		Shor	Norm
Callaloo-Whole	Very	Plen	Shor			Norm	Norm		Norm	Norm		Plen	Plen
Plantain [Green]		Very	Norm	Shor		Norm	Plen	Norm			Plen	Plen
Green Banana		Very	Plen	Plen			Shor	Norm			Plen	Plen	Norm
Plantain [Ripe]			Shor								Plen	Plen
Turmeric								Plen	Norm

Scroll inside the grid — the parish names stay put. Tap a crop name to see its prices, its seasons and what we expect next.

Livestock & meat

Farm gate meat prices from the Ministry's livestock reports. Latest report in this record: 2025-06-30.

Animal	Price per kg	Against earlier years
Other — Rabbit	J$3,300/kg	+20%
Goat — Chevon	J$3,040/kg	+4%
Goat — Chevon (Buck)	J$2,902/kg	-1%
Rabbit — Rabbit Meat	J$2,420/kg	0%
Fish — Snappers	J$2,259/kg	—
Sheep — Mutton	J$2,200/kg	0%
Fish — Parrot	J$2,183/kg	—
Goat — Chevon (Doe)	J$2,053/kg	-3%
Fish — Grunt	J$2,012/kg	—
Eggs — Flat	J$1,427/kg	+38%
Fish — Tilapia	J$1,376/kg	—
Cattle — Beef	J$1,025/kg	+8%
Eggs — Tray	J$985/kg	0%
Pig — Finishers	J$896/kg	+3%
Pig — Pork	J$762/kg	-3%
Poultry — Broiler	J$756/kg	-5%

Tap a row for price history and parish detail. The Ministry reports livestock monthly rather than weekly, so this section updates less often than the crops.

What is driving this

Rainfall, and what is happening around the sector. Rain today does not change today’s market — it changes what reaches it weeks from now.

Rainfall
Across the growing parishes, rainfall over the past fortnight has averaged 46 mm. The next sixteen days look like about 61 mm.

Rainfall parish by parish

Parish	Past 14 days	Next 16 days
St. Thomas	96 mm	108 mm
Trelawny	51 mm	85 mm
St. James	45 mm	84 mm
Portland	36 mm	78 mm
St. Ann	34 mm	66 mm
St. Mary	34 mm	60 mm
Manchester	38 mm	52 mm
St. Elizabeth	32 mm	52 mm
Hanover	42 mm	51 mm
St. Catherine	51 mm	48 mm
St. Andrew	55 mm	44 mm
Westmoreland	35 mm	38 mm
Clarendon	47 mm	33 mm

Where rain matters most

Measured across five years of rainfall and supply, after taking the normal seasonal pattern out.

Pineapple [Sugar Loaf] — rain shows up in supply about 15 weeks later (wetter means less)
Turmeric — rain shows up in supply about 8 weeks later (wetter means more)
Plantain [Ripe] — rain shows up in supply about 0 weeks later (wetter means less)
Onion — rain shows up in supply about 3 weeks later (wetter means less)
Pineapple [Cowboy] — rain shows up in supply about 9 weeks later (wetter means less)
Lettuce Romaine — rain shows up in supply about 16 weeks later (wetter means more)
Gungo Peas — rain shows up in supply about 5 weeks later (wetter means less)
Hot Pepper (West Indian Red) — rain shows up in supply about 14 weeks later (wetter means less)
Sorrel — rain shows up in supply about 9 weeks later (wetter means less)
Lettuce Iceberg — rain shows up in supply about 15 weeks later (wetter means less)
Cantaloupe — rain shows up in supply about 8 weeks later (wetter means less)
Plantain [Green] — rain shows up in supply about 0 weeks later (wetter means less)
Cauliflower — rain shows up in supply about 7 weeks later (wetter means less)

World prices

Monthly averages to 2026-07. These are physical spot prices, not futures — what cargoes actually change hands at. The two price columns are the same month a year apart, so you can see the level, not just the direction.

What it costs to feed an animal

Jamaica imports nearly all its feed. These are the world prices your feed bill follows.

	Jul 2025	Jul 2026	Change	3 mths	6 mths
Maize (corn) the biggest single input in poultry and pig feed	192.00	213.40 $/mt	+11.1%	-0.3%	+4.4%
Rice a staple import, and a price people notice	392.00	467.00 $/mt	+19.1%	+15.9%	+14.5%
Soybean meal the protein half of the feed ration	335.00	398.00 $/mt	+18.8%	-4.3%	+3.1%
Soybeans what soybean meal is crushed from	410.00	459.00 $/mt	+12.0%	-0.9%	+8.0%
Wheat flour, bran and some rations	235.00	310.00 $/mt	+31.9%	+9.9%	+24.0%

The ration itself has been steady over three months — Maize (corn) -0%, Soybeans -1%, Soybean meal -4%. Rice and wheat are a separate story.

What your meat competes with

The world price for chicken and beef landing in the region.

		Jul 2025	Jul 2026	Change	3 mths	6 mths
Beef the world price local beef competes with		6.72	7.31 $/kg	+8.8%	-11.0%	-8.3%
Chicken the world price local poultry competes with		1.78	1.73 $/kg	-2.8%	-1.1%	-1.1%

What it costs before you plant

Fertiliser and fuel — the bill that arrives before any crop does.

	Jul 2025	Jul 2026	Change	3 mths	6 mths
Crude oil freight, and the cost of getting produce to market	71.00	83.40 $/bbl	+17.5%	-30.7%	+24.9%
DAP phosphate fertiliser	736.00	781.30 $/mt	+6.2%	+7.7%	+26.2%
Potash potash fertiliser	362.50	396.50 $/mt	+9.4%	-1.2%	+8.3%
Urea nitrogen fertiliser	496.00	400.00 $/mt	-19.4%	-53.3%	-3.7%

These are world prices. How quickly they reach a feed bag or a fertiliser sack in Jamaica depends on shipping and on what stock the importer is still selling through — we have not measured that lag, so treat it as a direction of travel rather than a date.

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), used under CC BY 4.0. Underlying prices include USDA and Urner Barry series.

Export crops — coffee, cocoa, coconut, spices

Three kinds of price, kept apart on purpose: what the world pays, what the Ministry recorded at the farm gate this week, and what JACRA or the dealers last announced. The small chart shows the last twelve months.

What the world pays

Commodity	Jul 2025	Jul 2026	Change	3 mths	6 mths
Cocoa (world) ICCO daily average; what a wet-bean price is ultimately made from · $/kg	7.37	5.61	-23.9%	+65.0%	+12.9%
Coffee, Arabica (world) New York 'C' benchmark; Blue Mountain sells at a premium above this · $/kg	7.18	7.91	+10.2%	+8.4%	-1.4%
Coffee, Robusta (world) London benchmark; lowland/High Mountain coffee tracks this more closely · $/kg	3.69	4.07	+10.3%	+12.1%	-4.0%
Coconut oil (world) Philippines/Indonesia fob; drives what a copra buyer can pay · $/mt	2,841	1,924	-32.3%	-17.5%	-12.4%
Palm kernel oil (world) Closest substitute for coconut oil — a proxy for copra demand · $/mt	2,097	2,441	+16.4%	-6.3%	+14.9%

Source: World Bank Commodity Price Data (Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0. Monthly averages, US$.

At the farm gate this week

Crop	Week ending	Most-frequent price, J$/kg	A year ago	Change	Parishes reporting
Ginger (farm gate)	2026-10-17	880	1,100	-20.0%	5
Turmeric (farm gate)	2026-10-17	220	220	+0.0%	2

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining weekly farm gate returns. Island figure is the median of parish most-frequent prices.

Announced prices

No announced prices recorded yet. JACRA and dealer prices for cherry coffee, wet cocoa bean and pimento will appear here with the date they were set.

Growing coffee, cocoa or pimento and getting a different price? Tell us.

Sellers and buyers

Growers with produce ready, buyers looking for it, land going spare, and what is happening around the sector. Listings are checked before they go up and come down after 30 days.

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Selling 0

Nothing posted for sale yet. Be the first →

Buying 0

No buyers posted yet. Post what you want →

Land 0

No land posted yet. If you have ground to lease, rent or sell, put it up →

What a hurricane does to supply

How much food was about, week by week, before and after. The thin grey bar shows how many parishes were able to report at all — it collapses when the reporting itself breaks down.

Hurricane Melissa — supply fell to short by 2025-11-15, back to normal by 2026-03-28

2025-09-06	Normal	296 reports
2025-09-13	Normal	295 reports
2025-09-20	Normal	297 reports
2025-09-27	Normal	299 reports
2025-10-04	Normal	300 reports
2025-10-11	Normal	304 reports
2025-10-18	Normal	304 reports
2025-10-25	Normal	304 reports
2025-11-15	Short	101 reports
2025-11-29	Short	139 reports
2025-12-06	Short	183 reports
2025-12-13	Short	203 reports
2025-12-20	Short	216 reports
2025-12-27	Short	218 reports
2026-01-03	Short	227 reports
2026-01-10	Short	234 reports
2026-01-17	Normal	246 reports
2026-01-24	Normal	254 reports
2026-01-31	Normal	265 reports
2026-02-07	Normal	267 reports
2026-02-14	Normal	272 reports
2026-02-21	Normal	277 reports
2026-02-28	Normal	288 reports
2026-03-07	Normal	288 reports
2026-03-14	Normal	288 reports
2026-03-21	Normal	296 reports
2026-03-28	Normal	299 reports

Hurricane Beryl — supply fell to short by 2024-09-07, back to short by 2024-11-30

2024-06-01	Normal	268 reports
2024-06-08	Normal	280 reports
2024-06-15	Normal	284 reports
2024-06-22	Normal	279 reports
2024-06-29	Normal	280 reports
2024-07-13	Short	250 reports
2024-07-20	Short	261 reports
2024-07-27	Short	254 reports
2024-08-03	Short	230 reports
2024-08-08	Short	248 reports
2024-08-24	Short	255 reports
2024-08-31	Short	271 reports
2024-09-07	Short	271 reports
2024-09-14	Short	276 reports
2024-09-21	Short	276 reports
2024-10-05	Short	275 reports
2024-10-19	Short	274 reports
2024-10-26	Short	283 reports
2024-11-02	Short	280 reports
2024-11-09	Short	271 reports
2024-11-16	Short	268 reports
2024-11-23	Short	278 reports
2024-11-30	Short	286 reports

How often are we right?

We tested this by pretending we only knew the data up to the end of 2024, then checking our guesses against what actually happened through 2025 and 2026.

Looking ahead	Against assuming no change	What the page shows	Price
1 week	no better	today’s figure instead	within 8%
2 weeks	no better	today’s figure instead	within 12%
4 weeks	no better	today’s figure instead	within 21%
2 months	16% better	our forecast	within 27%
3 months	30% better	our forecast	within 29%
6 months	38% better	our forecast	within 31%

Where we do not beat guessing, we do not pretend to. At the short horizons nothing we tried beats expecting things to stay as they are — so that is what the page shows there, today’s figure, said plainly. A forecast only appears where it earned its place against five years of real weeks.