Melons

Summer fruit from Romagna is starting to be seen on the markets, flanked by southern products. We took a look at the main trends in stone fruit and melons with Giuseppe Frino, purchasing and sales manager for Siban srl, a company operating at the agri-food centre
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Despite the arid season in Tunisia, where the lack of rainfall led to a drop in production in almost all crops, the watermelon sector escaped unharmed, according to Mohamed Akermi, CEO of Tunileaf. read more

Asaja Almería reports that "as we already saw happen a few weeks ago with watermelon, melon prices are currently insignificant" since there is "no demand" for the product on offer. "However, in the shelves of the province of Almeria itself, the consumer price exceeds the one received by the
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When one thinks of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, greenhouse products such as tomatoes or strawberries probably come to mind first and foremost, but one would hardly think of watermelons. Wrongly so. Because in the warm and humid climate of the greenhouses, these fruits also thrive.
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Watermelons are grown all over Texas and the state’s production is quite significant, ranking third in the country. “Our watermelons are grown in Garden City, but other key growing regions in the state include East Texas, Grande Valley and West Texas,” says Kevin Green with Jackson Melons.
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Rush Farms Portugal emerged from the strengthening of relationships with Portuguese producers and with the determination to maintain a connection with production. read more

High prices and sub-optimal quality due to rainfall do not favour the cherry campaign: Vignola's branded product has started. Demand for watermelon has not yet taken off, while demand for melons remains good with the start of production in Northern Italy.
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Summer favourites including spinach and watermelon are among 200 products having their prices cut by Waitrose in a £100m investment by the retailer. read more

Generally, this time around all of the watermelons in Georgia are imported. The local harvest is in full swing in July. Moving towards July, some early local varieties do start to show up on the market. However, June is still the month for importing. Actually, watermelon imports peak in June. read more

The yellow melon campaign is about to get into full swing; after an uninspiring start due to the negative wake that characterised the 'retato' melon at the beginning of the season, the scenarios are changing. "The campaign did not get off to a good start due to low sales volumes,
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EastFruit team notices that Georgia’s early watermelon import volumes practically repeat the record of 2022. read more

After the success of the first part of the campaign, which focused on the origins of melon cultivation in Almeria, a region where production in greenhouses prevails, they now delve into the agricultural history of Murcia. A region characterised by the cultivation of melon in the open air and
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Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports. read more

According to the Ministry of Agriculture of Tajikistan, the early crop of vegetables and melons exceeded 400,000 tons. It now is amounting to 10% of the planned agricultural production. This includes approximately 270,000 tons of onions, more than 38,000 tons of carrots, 26,000 tons of
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"The melon sales trend started improving in early June with increasing consumption. The organoleptic qualities of the product are good, however volumes remain far below those of June 2022, meaning they do not meet demand," reports Pietro Paolo Ciardiello (at the center of the photo), director of
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On Friday, June 30, Normec’s produce specialists will host a free online symposium on melon quality. The melon world is continuously developing in order to have year round supply with tasty product and good quality. As melons are an important summer product for the consumer, quality is an
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Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports. read more

"Due to the bad weather in Spain destroying many mini-watermelon crops, demand from the foreign and domestic retail channel has shifted to Italy. Quotations have increased, but the produce is not enough to meet demand," reports Alberto Nocera, president of Agrieuropa in Terracina (Latina). read more

"In the Emilia-Romagna region, many fields are under water, which has caused the loss of some crops such as melons and stone fruit. In Sicily, peaches and nectarines are also produced, and the flowering has been equally affected by the weather. Accordingly, there will be less produce," says
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The Sicilian melon campaign has been particularly painful this year. In the Agrigento area, in fact, we have seen producers cross their arms and refuse to harvest the product in order to sell it for only 10 cents per kilogram (click here to read the article). But, as we
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