Melons

The Iranian watermelon campaign is starting at a good pace, with a large production and a consequent demand, but with the usual payment difficulties. read more

“Melons from Central America and South America are still present on the French market but the melons from Senegal and Morocco now have priority,” explains Eric Godard Durand. The two origins have been on the market since mid-February. In two weeks, the melons from Spain will arrive in
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Spain’s Melones El Abuelo has launched a a new marketing campaign to promote its Piel de Sapo melons. Under the ‘Inicios’ (Beginnings) tagline, it seeks to highlight the company’s core values of passion, tradition and teamwork that have guided it throughout its history and continue to be
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Melones el Abuelo launches its promotional campaign for the piel de sapo melon under the claim "Inicios" (Beginnings). An exaltation of the melon's flavour, as well as a reflection on the technological advances in agriculture, which allows us to evoke memories of the past. read more

Farmers have been handed 11.5 million seedlings in the quake-hit Şahinbey district of Gaziantep province in southern Turkey. This is part of a project to promote sustainability in agriculture. The plants, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, wheat, barley,
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It is the thirst-quenching fruit par excellence, whose consumption is favoured by the high summer temperatures. We are talking about watermelon. Its consumption over the years is changing, thanks in part to the adjustments made by Italian producers. The traditional watermelon is in fact registering
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Even though the warm weather has not yet fully taken hold in Northwestern Europe, the melon market is remarkably good. "In fact, for overseas melons, it's the best year in a very long time. These are running out and in short supply everywhere. The boats arrive to an empty market, and for now,
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“Spain produces much more than Piel de Sapo melons. There are large melon exporting companies in Almeria, Campo de Cartagena, and other areas of Murcia that also market Yellow, Galia, Charentais, and Cantaloup melons, among other varieties. read more

Spalding-based supplier Melon&Co has won the award for Best Corporate Adopter at the inaugural ICC C4DTI Digital Trade Awards. read more

The citrus season is slowly but surely drawing to a close and is now giving way to the summer fruits - even if the sun's rays are still holding back a little. Nevertheless, the season for Spanish honeydew melons as well as for other melon varieties will start at Grundhöfer GmbH at the Frankfurt
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"The first consignments of mini-anguras from Sicily have sold like hot cakes, despite the fact that the temperatures in Milan are not particularly mild. This is howUmberto Musso, co-owner of Italfrutta distribuzioni - a company active at the Milan fruit market - comments to IFN on the debut of one of the
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According to a survey carried out by the agricultural organisation Asaja-Almería, the decline in the Almerian area under watermelons, which are now coming onto the markets, is evident in all production areas. read more

Placido Perez Chuecos, the president of COAG in Lorca, stated that the lack of rain was making producers rethink the summer campaign, which focuses mainly on watermelon and melon, and that this lack of water could affect the caliber of the fruit. “We started the summer campaign but the dry
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After the first removals of the earliest product at the end of March (click here to read the article), last week in Licata the campaign of Red Falcon melons also started for Master Fruit, which markets them under the unmistakable brands The Original and The Bomb, a guarantee of
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Positive signs of revival are coming from the Verona market, especially with seasonal fruit. read more

Asaja Almería has conducted a study that reveals a reduction of 2,500 hectares in watermelon cultivation areas, about 20 per cent in greenhouse cultivation and 25 per cent in open field. According to the association, 8,100 hectares in the greenhouse and 1,400 hectares in the open field are expected in 2023.
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Asaja Almería has carried out a study that concludes that there has been a reduction of 2,500 hectares in the area of watermelon cultivation. Greenhouse plantations decreased by 20% and open-field crops decreased by 25%. read more

Due to restrictions on watermelon production in the Moroccan region of Zagora, imposed by the local government, watermelon volumes from this region will decline significantly this season. read more

The Natural Fruit Company (TNFC), an agribusiness specialising in the production and marketing of citrus, melons and watermelons, continues its commitment to sustainable actions that implement the goals set out in its social responsibility strategy. read more