Melons

Just over a month before the start of the watermelon harvest in Spain, the prospect is that the acreage in Almeria will be reduced by around 5% compared to last year. Meanwhile, the Senegalese watermelon campaign is successfully underway, with good quality and volumes. "We have been having a
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Black-backed jackals, according to The New Scientist, native to eastern and southern Africa, urinate on sweet melons in the Namib desert to deter fruit theft. Despite being carnivores, they favor the melon-like fruits of the !nara plant and aid in seed dispersal. This behavior was observed by
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We are entering the change of season and the first summer fruits from all over the world are starting to arrive at the Centro Agroalimentare di Bologna. Thanks to the expected rise in temperatures and the approach of Easter, we notice nectarines and watermelons on the counters. The fruit
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Last week, trade was still slow, but Loek Smets of P. Smets from Geleen expects that it was the calm before the storm. "With Ramadan now underway, I definitely expect an increase in demand. I'm thinking in particular of watermelons from Morocco and Mauritania that are currently arriving and
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Maglio Companies has successfully protected its patent for its ReadyRipe ¼ sliced watermelon pouch. "This accomplishment not only underscores the company's dedication to innovation but also serves to preserve trust with retailers who may not have previously utilized the original ReadyRipe
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The Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service issued a report on the state of greenhouse crops in Spain last week, highlighting the watermelon's fruit setting progress in Almeria's greenhouses. In this region, spring tomato plantations are in different stages of development. Producers have
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The first melons from Morocco arrived on the French market last week. "As usual, we are starting with the Dakhla region in the south of the country. In two weeks, the melons from Marrakech will arrive," explains Eric Godard, manager of Agence Laparra at the Rungis market. These first volumes
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In an interview with SEEDS, President of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association (UPOA), Taras Bashtannyk, was asked how the geography of horticultural crop production in Ukraine changed from the beginning of the invasion? Bashtannyk said: "Watermelons used to be produced mainly in the
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Senegalese watermelons have arrived on the market in large quantities and with exceptional quality, assures Mohamed Mbengue, from Union Agri des Niayes. "The Senegalese watermelon campaign began this year on February 20 and will continue until May 10. We're happy to report that quality is
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Costa Rican company Pafru. S.A. started shipping Galia, Cantaloupe, watermelons, mini-watermelons, and yellow honeydew melons in early January. "Due to the rainy season in Brazil, we expected Brazilian melons' volumes and quality to decline rapidly," says Rolf Weber of Global Producers,
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More production of Greek watermelons is expected, says Nasos Zafirakis, owner of Greek fruit exporter Zafirakis Fruits: "We started planting watermelons in the Greenhouses approximately in the beginning of January. In March, we will start planting in an open field. I estimate that plantings
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This year, the Kherson region in Ukraine is expanding its cultivation of melon crops and vegetables. According to Dmitry Yunusov, the acting director of Kherson's Department of Agricultural Development and Irrigation, the region is set to increase its acreage for watermelons to 1000 hectares, up
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HM.Clause is preparing for the 2024 yellow melon campaign, with the aim of offering a product that satisfies the supply chain, from the field to the departments of the large-scale retail trade and on to the consumer's table. read more

It is a 'decisive battle' that 'against the unfair competition of products from third countries that do not respect the same health, environmental and social rules that our farmers and fishermen are bound to respect. For this reason, Italy has become the spokesperson for the
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