Melons

The Melone 2023 Summit, promoted byBasf Nunhems, was an interesting conference that discussed the melon supply chain in Italy, from the field to the point of sale, at a time when cultivated areas are shrinking from 18 to 16 thousand hectares, according to the data on display
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On December 7th, 2023, the French melon sector will gather at the CTIFL center in Balandran for the French National Melon Day. Operators have not met at CTIFL since 2006, when the last melon day was held. This year, 150 participants are expected to attend “the large-scale national meeting,”
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A new melon has just been awarded the Red Label certification, “following publication of the approval by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty and the French Ministry of Economy, on October 21st, 2023,” as announced by INAO on October 25th. This is the second melon to be
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The proposed Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, if approved in its current formulation, would have serious negative effects on national production chains and consumers, as well as being contrary to the sustainability goals it claims to aim for
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The watermelon family contains varieties with very different fruits, both in weight and shape. This often complicates processing operations in the warehouse by requiring different machines and equipment. For companies specialising in production and processing
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Egypt has already managed to double its export volumes of melons to the Saudi Arabian market in just the first eight months of this year, reports EastFruit. This increase in shipments includes both watermelons and melons, with the latter expected to continue rising until the end of the year. read more

Supply of cantaloupe and honeydew melons is improving out of Yuma, Arizona. “We’re getting into some better supply,” says Tom Conrado of Classic Fruit Company. “We had some pest issues that put a lot of pressure on harvest in the first 10 days two weeks of the beginning of the fall
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Egypt has already managed to double its export volumes of melons to the Saudi Arabian market in just the first eight months of this year, reports EastFruit. This increase in shipments includes both watermelons and melons, with the latter expected to continue rising until the end of the year. read more

Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have switched to growing short-term crops and perennial trees and breeding aquatic species on nearly 5,000ha of paddies. The crops include vegetables, watermelon, corn, and lotus and the trees include mango, jackfruit, lime, and orange. read more

NUN 19821, the new variety of honeydew melon proposed by BASF | Nunhems, has proven to be highly appreciated by a number of farmers in areas all over Italy. Alongside the well-established Bernini, a melon unmistakable for its high yield, resistance to overripening
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He produced a 456.8 kilogram pumpkin with which he also kitesurfed. The Spaniard Salvador Mogas, who produces vegetables for passion, has specialised in extra-large sizes. So much so that he also recently produced Spain's largest watermelon, weighing 75.5 kilograms. The
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The discount store, in its essential supermarket form, is without doubt the sales channel that is changing the balance in the distribution world, with an almost unstoppable progression in recent years; read more

Vegetables by Bayer has chosen Capogreco Farms as its new exclusive partner for the Australian production and sale of OrangeCandy melons, for domestic and export markets. read more

Bayer has chosen Capogreco Farms as its new exclusive partner for the Australian production and sale of OrangeCandy® melons, for domestic and export markets. read more

According to an analysis carried out by Hortoinfo based on data from the Estacom statistical service (Icex-Tax Agency), Spanish melon exports have decreased by 29.2% from the 2018/2019 campaign to the 2022/2023 campaign that just ended, which means the country has ceased to export 131.33 million
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According to data from the General Department of Customs, Vietnam’s durian exports reached $1.63 billion in the first nine months of 2023. In the reviewed period, fruit and vegetable exports totaled $4.21 billion, a surge of 72.5% equivalent to $1.77 billion year on year. read more

Shipments of muskmelons from Japan have been seized at Taiwan's border, after being found to contain excessive pesticide residues. The 56 kilograms of muskmelons, imported by Taipei-based JIT Co., were confiscated after testing of samples from the shipment on Oct. 2 detected 0.06 parts per
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Planning for the future in the fruit and vegetable sector is often considered a futile effort, as there are too many variables at play and, above all, unpredictable (e.g. the weather). It is easier to complain and hope for some state rather than European contribution. A strategy that
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"The high quality and durability of the melons have allowed us to manage the fruit well in this generally good campaign, although in our country we have been affected by periods of oversupply, coinciding with the drop in consumption in the north of the country, due to the wet weather and the
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Tajikistan aims to increase the export of agricultural products, with a particular focus on fruits and vegetables. In 2022, the exports amounted to $54 million, while the population's demand for vegetables and melons is around 1.6 million tons, and for fruits and berries, it is 1.2 million tons
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