"If it's stays hot, we won't have problems in placing the watermelons."
They may be difficult to transport, but traditional watermelons continue to have their important market share, despite changes in consumer purchasing habits.
This trend was confirmed by Giuseppe Petrocelli, sales manager of Ortofrutta Metapontum, who has been receiving dozens of calls for supplies, as a result of a delay in ripening of about 10 days.
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