Watermelons

Experts from the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research analyzed the dynamics of exports of fruits and nuts for 2017-2022. The analysis revealed that the value of exports of fruits and nuts (TN VED 08) increased from US$417.2 million in 2017 to US$618.6 million in 2022, or 1.5 times. read more

CAPARRÓS PREMIUM seedless watermelon has been awarded for the fifth consecutive year as Flavour of the Year 2023, an award given to foods with the best taste properties by consumers. read more

The sales of Hami melon used to be mainly concentrated in summer, but now it has changed from a seasonal product to a major item that is popular among consumers after apples, pears and watermelons. With the increase in planting scale and the improvement of production technology, it can now be
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According to the Ministry of Agriculture's latest State of the Crops report, in week 7 (February 13 to 19), producers in the pepper greenhouses of Western Almeria continued to uproot the earliest varieties. They were also harvesting the peppers that were planted later and that are coming to the
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In seven of the eight capitals surveyed by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, fruit prices went up in January. Papaya, oranges and apples were some fruit that saw expressive rises. The weather is the factor that most contributed to this high in fruit prices. It rained too much in the main producing
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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

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

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

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

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

"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

LinkThings, an innovative company specializing in supply chain technology, today introduces a new multilingual platform, Coldcha 2.0. read more

With some seeds already being dropped for the July 4th watermelon pull, right now supplies are steady on winter watermelons. “They’re expensive but that’s how they normally are at this time of year,” says Dennis Peterson of Riverbend Fresh LLC. Currently, watermelons are coming from
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Seminis made a commitment to sustainability at Melon&Watermelon Week '22 and delivered. During the event in July, Bayer officials announced that, in order to offset their carbon footprint, they had decided to plant a tree for each attendee at the talk - a
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The Texas Department of Agriculture and Texas International Produce Association will participate in this year's international trade fair Fruit Logistica 2023, held in Berlin (Germany) between the 8th and 10th of February. From citrus and watermelons to tree nuts and legumes, Texas will showcase
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