Melons

Poor weather in May and early June is a reason for a current shortage of melons in Mallorca. We are talking melons produced locally as well as imported from the mainland. According to Matias Adrover from Terracor, a Petra-based company for fruit and vegetable production, it will be another ten
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That the 2023 melon campaign would be characterised by a lower-than-average supply was expected by the industry's 'biggies' (click here to read more), but the prices that have been characterising the market since the beginning of June were certainly not predictable,
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"With the flows decree approved by the Council of Ministers, the Meloni government shows that it is working to promote legal immigration, which can only be fostered with certain rules that can counteract illegal immigration. In this field, after years in which flows were approved after
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From 3 to 7 July, BASF held a new edition of its Melon and Watermelon Business Event for Experts at its research centre in Finca Lo Ruiz (La Palma, Region of Murcia). Under the title 'What's next?', the multinational, which operates in the horticultural seeds market
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Semillas Fitó held its Melon Show in Campo de Cartagena. For two days, attendees were able to see a good part of its extensive melon and watermelon catalogue. A portfolio to which three new and interesting varieties have been added. read more

The climate crisis is shifting the seasons: the fruit blossom is coming, BR-Research reports, earlier and earlier. But despite global warming, the blossoms could freeze to death more often in the future – and apples from Lake Constance could become a luxury item. Daniel Willhalm bends down
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"We had high expectations because it seemed that this was going to be a normal year, and that we were going to have a good amount of fruit and good prices, but Almeria has already finished, and in Murcia we are dealing with significant shortages due to the weather conditions, which took a toll
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The 2023 campaign of the Melone Mantovano Igp started slightly behind schedule, but promises to be one of the best seasons ever in terms of quality; read more

The main Spanish and international seed companies including Seminis, Enza Zaden, Nunhems, Rijk Zwaan, Semillas Fitó and Syngenta showcased the latest innovations in melons and watermelons at trial farms across the region of Murcia this week at the Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days conference. read more

Melons, mini watermelons, nectarines and Op Primo Sole extracts are ready to play a starring role at Sonic Park, the music festival to be held in the city of Matera and featuring artists of the calibre of Mika, Placebo, Lazza and Morandi, to name but a few.
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The Canary Islands, where the papayas are grown, offer an ideal sub-tropical climate with year-round temperatures between 18ºC and 28ºC for the growth of the melon tree. read more

"We started the season for Turkish watermelons about three weeks ago," Murat Günes from Westfalen Frischdienst GmbH informs us. "The season for Moroccan produce is now over. With the Spanish goods there are currently again considerable quality problems, which is why we have decided to fall back
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The Spanish watermelon and melon campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of recent months: first the drought then the storms. And the consequences are directly visible at the sales counters, where only fruit with prices well above average can be found. There
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According to EastFruit, a melon from Uzbekistan has reappeared in supermarkets in Latvia, which is positioned as the “Central Asian melon”. The retail price for this melon is 2.49 euros per kg. In Uzbekistan, according to EastFruit price monitoring wholesale prices for melons are currently
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“It sounds very surprising - year-round Brazilian melons - but our permanent partner Agricola Famosa has been growing melons throughout the year for some time," says Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning. read more

The delicious papayas of the 'Sweet Sense' variety are characterised above all by their natural sweetness, ripened on the tree. The juicy, firm, orange-coloured flesh is soft and has an excellent flavour. Unmistakable aromatic flavour reminiscent of mango and orange, with an
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July kicks off with the celebration of the Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days. This is an event where the main Spanish and international seed houses with experimentation centers and farms in the Region of Murcia open their doors to professionals in the agricultural sector to show them their
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According to EastFruit, a melon from Uzbekistan has reappeared in supermarkets in Latvia, which is positioned as the “Central Asian melon”. The retail price for this melon is 2.49 euros per kg. In Uzbekistan, according to EastFruit price monitoring wholesale prices for melons are currently
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SanLucar has introduced papayas grown in the Canary Islands to its expanding range of fresh produce. Consumers in Germany and Austria can now buy tree-ripened Sweet Sense papayas, characterised by their natural sweetness, juicy and firm orange flesh and distinctive aromatic flavour,
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The overall majority of Moroccan watermelon growers produce seeded varieties, with large sizes reaching 8-12 and up to 30 kg per melon. This type of watermelon represents the bulk of Moroccan volumes, with over 99%, and this varietal choice has its advantages and limits. Obeida Mansour, CEO of
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