Melons

Last season in terms of several characteristics, first – consistently high prices throughout the entire sales period – was abnormal for the Moldovan watermelon market. The start of the 2023 season is also distinguished by high prices, so far even higher than at the beginning of the
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As every year, the Bayer team has once again given a twist to what is already one of the essential events in the melon and watermelon calendar. On this occasion, they were celebrating the 10th anniversary of their melon days and, to commemorate such an important date, they carried out the following activities
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Fewer volumes but one of the best seasons ever in terms of quality: this is how the 2023 Mantuan melon campaign can be summarised. Prices at 3-4 euros per kg Mauro Aguzzi read more

July sees the celebration of Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days, a conference in which the main Spanish and international seed houses with experimental centres and farms in the Region of Murcia open their doors to professionals in the agricultural sector to showcase their latest developments
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Agricola Campidanese's Gavina watermelon campaign has begun (click here for more information). read more

Fruit will inevitably cost more or less, depending on the variety and where you are in the world. Still, there are of course the very exclusive fruits, that are a category on their own. You have the premium Yubari King Melon, harvested in the hills of Japan’s. Or there is the Ruby Roman Grape,
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After the end of the first half of the Moroccan watermelon season, with crops coming in from Zagora and other regions of southern Morocco, growers in Larache (north) and Gharb (west) are entering the market with imminent harvests. read more

We are in the midst of the summer campaign and, by now, all the key references of the season have made their debut; these last few months have presented us with the bill for climate change; in fact, we have witnessed catastrophic events that have brought certain sectors of the
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The morning was subdued in terms of sales, probably a drop in turnout due to the holiday effect. For watermelons, we report a slight but not significant drop in price; for melons, we report a drop in price, especially on the retato, while the smooth keeps
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According to BMTI's elaborations on the wholesale data recorded in the Rome wholesale market, which belongs to the ITALMERCATI network, the anomalous weather pattern that affected our country until the first half of June affected demand, production and prices of two
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They may be difficult to transport, but traditional watermelons continue to have their important market share, despite changes in consumer purchasing habits. read more

The Moroccan Dumara watermelon season is in full swing at Ibrahim Nieuwegein, a fruit and vegetable/meat wholesaler in the Netherlands. "We carry these under our own brand Lamyae. They're bright red and have excellent brix levels. Customers genuinely keep returning for this brand," Mohammed Arab
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Demand for watermelons is very strong with production coming into full swing. High and decidedly good quality also for melons with prices at historic highs. Good volumes for peaches and nectarines but demand is not the best, the same goes for plums.The entry of the new
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Melons from the Haut-Poitou region are usually harvested from July onwards, but this year’s excellent spring weather conditions have been favorable to their growth, shortening the ripening cycle by a week. The campaign began on June 25th and will last until the end of September. A special
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In recent weeks, Enrico Turoni of the Italian company TR Turoni toured Vietnam. Among other things, he was impressed by the floating fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, which were more popular in the past and of which only a few remain. Here is his testimony. read more

Poor weather in May and early June is a reason for a current shortage of melons in Mallorca. We are talking melons produced locally as well as imported from the mainland. According to Matias Adrover from Terracor, a Petra-based company for fruit and vegetable production, it will be another ten
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That the 2023 melon campaign would be characterised by a lower-than-average supply was expected by the industry's 'biggies' (click here to read more), but the prices that have been characterising the market since the beginning of June were certainly not predictable,
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"With the flows decree approved by the Council of Ministers, the Meloni government shows that it is working to promote legal immigration, which can only be fostered with certain rules that can counteract illegal immigration. In this field, after years in which flows were approved after
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From 3 to 7 July, BASF held a new edition of its Melon and Watermelon Business Event for Experts at its research centre in Finca Lo Ruiz (La Palma, Region of Murcia). Under the title 'What's next?', the multinational, which operates in the horticultural seeds market
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Semillas Fitó held its Melon Show in Campo de Cartagena. For two days, attendees were able to see a good part of its extensive melon and watermelon catalogue. A portfolio to which three new and interesting varieties have been added. read more