Melons

Barcelona-based CMR Group has announced an overhaul of its Cosarica brand, used for its Brazilian-grown melons and watermelons. read more

The restyling of the renowned brand involves a rejuvenation of its visual code by incorporating a more relaxed and natural chromatic range that links and relates it in a much more direct and effective way to its origin, characteristics and properties. read more

Ecoculture Biosciences' technical solutions and efficient breeding programmes optimise the profitability and quality of spring crops, such as melon and watermelon, helping to achieve excellent results including increased yields and
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Greenhouse transplants of melons and watermelons continue in a staggered manner. However, the next campaign will be characterized by a general drop in cultivated areas both in Italy and abroad. read more

In the southeast of France, Marc Puccini has been producing melons, salads, grapes for high-end wine (Domaine du Mas des Armes in Aniane) since 1986, as well as more than 40 hectares of asparagus. The early arrival of his asparagus on the market used to be his way to differentiate himself from
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A Hervey Bay garden has been found to be the home of a very destructive and invasive bug that attacks the roots of crops and can result in severe crop loss. read more

Brazilian melon exports dropped, as usual, in January. According to data from Secex, the volume shipped in the period was 32,000 tons, down 23% compared to December and 6% compared to January last year. read more

In 2022, the Nation’s production for the 26 estimated vegetable and melon crops totaled 658 million cwt, down 2 percent read more

Next week, the first watermelons the Staay Food Group has cultivated in Costa Rica will arrive in the Netherlands. "Our Costa Rican branch SFG Dulce consists of six cultivation sites with a total area of 550 hectares. To spread the risk, these are situated over four cultivation areas: Parrita,
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The Cosarica brand has modernised both its packaging and the individual labelling of the product. read more

On Monday, between 50 and 80 trucks of watermelons arrived at the Batasingaram fruit market from Mahabubnagar, Zaheerabad, Jogulamba Gadwal and a few districts of neighboring Maharashtra and Karnataka. More summer fruit is expected to arrive in the days to come. read more

Uzbekistan growers produced 2.42 million tons of melons in 2022, which is 5.9% more compared to 2021, the Statics Agency of Uzbekistan said. An analysis of the total volume of melons produced by categories of farms showed that 42.9% of their volume falls on household plots and subsidiary farms,
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Uncertainty is one of the adjectives that could best be attributed to the coming spring season in the province, fundamentally due to the reduction in melon and, above all, watermelon acreage currently forecast, which could be around 15 to 20%. read more

Uncertainty is one of the adjectives that could best describe the coming spring season in the province of Almería, mainly because of the current forecast decline in melon and especially watermelon acreage, which could be between 15% and 20%. read more

Rijk Zwaan’s Tatayoyo pepper has beaten off stiff competition from nine other leading fresh produce innovations to win the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2023. read more

The Galkia Group (Fruca, Gregal and Jimbofresh) will be at Fruit Logistica from the 8th - 10th of February, to promote Galkia melons. The companies will have a dedicated Galkia promotion at their respective stands. “With Galkia the group aims revolutionise the future of this melon type in
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The Galkia Group (Fruca, Gregal and Jimbofresh) will promote the Galkia melon and the cooperation project at FRUIT LOGISTICA from 8 to 10 February. They will have a special Galkia promotion at their respective stands. "With Galkia, the group wants to promote the future of this
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"There's a lot of uncertainty regarding the next spring campaign in the province, mainly because producers currently plan to decrease the surface of melon and especially watermelon by 15 to 20%." read more

For the third consecutive year, a new Syngenta variety will be a finalist in the Fruit Logistica innovation awards. It is IDEAL™ melon, a cantaloupe melon that is characterised by its excellent shelf life and long shelf life without sacrificing any of the melon's flavour.
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Indian fresh produce company IG International and agri-tech start-up Agrograde have formed a joint venture, IG Agrograde. read more