Melons

In the first three months since the beginning of the melon export season from Uzbekistan, the volume of shipments of this product to foreign markets was 22% less than the record figure for the same period last year, EastFruit analysts say. read more

'The Nuragic melon campaign started later than in previous years, but the quality of production is excellent both in terms of flavour and in terms of the homogeneity of the sizes,' says Filippo Frongia, co-owner with Andrea Manca of Agro Mediterranea Group,
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Melon and watermelon producers in the Spanish regions of Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha say they will be able to guarantee a supply of fruit with excellent sweetness and texture as demand is expected to ramp up during summer. read more

Watermelon and high temperatures are such an inseparable combination that this fruit is one of the most 'meteoropathic' in terms of consumption of the entire fruit and vegetable sector. Without warm weather, demand freezes, but if the mercury rises, as it increasingly does
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Innovating, reading the market and anticipating trends, responding to consumer desires with constant and guaranteed quality: this is the winning strategy of Valfrutta Fresco. A strategy that sees the Romagna-based company, specialised in the premium segment, engaged in a constant
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The supply of melons and watermelons, the summer fruits par excellence, is scarce at this time, while Europe is scorching due to the heat waves Cerberus and Charon, which have caused temperatures to reach record levels in various parts of the continent, FreshPlaza reports. read more

The European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has reported the presence of Methomyl, an unauthorised pesticide, in watermelons from Morocco. read more

Full campaign for apricots; good demand for peaches and nectarines, despite the drop in availability of the Emilia-Romagna product; strong demand for tomatoes. Low volumes are common to several crops: onions, potatoes, watermelons themselves. First batches of the varieties
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The marketing of watermelons from the Mediterranean region is currently in full swing. "We get our goods from Morocco, Greece and Italy. Morocco is now coming to an end and is increasingly being replaced by Greece. The persistently high temperatures have driven up demand and prices noticeably.
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In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tonnes, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2 million tonnes). This downturn was due to the lower harvested production of muskmelons (-9.5% in
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It is an unlucky season for Spanish watermelons and melons. As we wrote recently (click here to read more), the campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of the last few months: a situation that has led to a decrease in volumes but also to prices over the
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La Unió Llauradora calculates that direct losses for melon and watermelon producers in the Valencia Region will be around 44 million euros this season as a result of a series of weather problems that have led to a reduction in the harvest at the end of the year

The Valencian Union of Melon and Watermelon producers are expected to lose around 44 million euros this year.
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The apricot campaign gets into full swing, with the arrival of new varieties such as Goccia d'oro. Apricot quality is increasing with the start of sales of the Pellecchiella and Faralia cultivars. Production is growing in the open area for watermelons. Sustained demand but availability
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Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary; read more

Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary; read more

According to data prepared by Hortoinfo, in April of this year, Morocco sold a total of 9.14 million kilos of watermelon to EU markets. This is 248.8% more volume than Spain marketed on the Community market, as in that month Spain marketed less than 2.62 million kilos of watermelon in the EU. read more

We will never tire of repeating it: finding a different key is often what makes the difference between success and mediocrity. And this is what companies in our sector must do, identifying their strengths and making the most of them. For example, the Op Agricola
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How is global warming influencing crops, what is in store for the melon and watermelon category, where is the consumer heading and, consequently, what does the future hold for the different links in the chain? All of this was discussed at the 'What's Next' conference of
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The watermelon and melon campaign is now in full swing. We take stock of the situation with Salvatore Lotta, commercial director of the Campidanese Agricultural Op, known for its brand L'Orto di Eleonora, with which it brings the excellent fruit and vegetable produce of Sardinia to Italian and European large-scale retail shops.
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