Watermelons
Palestine is now represented by watermelons
2023-11-14 00:00
The resistance and identity of Palestine - and of all those who support its cause - are symbolised by the watermelon.
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Egypt’s skyrocketing exports to Saudi Arabia in 2023
2023-11-06 00:00
Egypt has already managed to double its export volumes of melons to the Saudi Arabian market in just the first eight months of this year, reports EastFruit. This increase in shipments includes both watermelons and melons, with the latter expected to continue rising until the end of the year.
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Sizing watermelons from 1.5 to 20 kilos with a single machine is possible with CWM from ICOEL
2023-11-06 00:00
The watermelon family contains varieties with very different fruits, both in weight and shape. This often complicates processing operations in the warehouse by requiring different machines and equipment. For companies specialising in production and processing
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Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have switched to growing short-term crops and perennial trees and breeding aquatic species on nearly 5,000ha of paddies. The crops include vegetables, watermelon, corn, and lotus and the trees include mango, jackfruit, lime, and orange.
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Egypt has already managed to double its export volumes of melons to the Saudi Arabian market in just the first eight months of this year, reports EastFruit. This increase in shipments includes both watermelons and melons, with the latter expected to continue rising until the end of the year.
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Watermelons and melons: discounters challenge supermarkets
2023-11-02 00:00
The discount store, in its essential supermarket form, is without doubt the sales channel that is changing the balance in the distribution world, with an almost unstoppable progression in recent years;
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Kitesurfing with a pumpkin and growing record vegetables
2023-11-02 00:00
He produced a 456.8 kilogram pumpkin with which he also kitesurfed. The Spaniard Salvador Mogas, who produces vegetables for passion, has specialised in extra-large sizes. So much so that he also recently produced Spain's largest watermelon, weighing 75.5 kilograms. The
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According to data from the General Department of Customs, Vietnam’s durian exports reached $1.63 billion in the first nine months of 2023. In the reviewed period, fruit and vegetable exports totaled $4.21 billion, a surge of 72.5% equivalent to $1.77 billion year on year.
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"The high quality and durability of the melons have allowed us to manage the fruit well in this generally good campaign, although in our country we have been affected by periods of oversupply, coinciding with the drop in consumption in the north of the country, due to the wet weather and the
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In September, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade achieved positive sales, even though only the minimum level was reached. The credit for the growth is due to fruit, being the only macrocategory with volume sales above 2022 in the month in question. Vegetables and IV-V Gamma,
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Dolce Passione aims to double the cultivated area in 2024
2023-10-24 00:00
Assessment time for Dolce Passione, the black-skinned watermelon fruit of Italian research. The second harvest is coming to an end. But they are already looking ahead to 2024: 'The goal is to aim for a doubling of the cultivated area in 2023, perhaps
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Tropical Storm Hilary delays start on Mexican squash and watermelon
2023-10-19 00:00
Hard squash and watermelon supply out of Mexico have gotten a late start this fall. “Our fall season on these items is about two weeks behind normal,” says Lesley Sykes of The Sykes Co. “That’s mostly due to the high winds brought by Tropical Storm Hilary this summer.”
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Amazon Fresh, a sparkling campaign for the UK
2023-10-18 00:00
A banana, a watermelon, a chilli and a prawn taking the shape of the iconic web smile. Food products, fruit and vegetables in primis, are the protagonists of the new communication campaign created by Amazon Fresh for the UK.
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Farms in Indiana implicated in recent cantaloupe outbreak, but FDA has not named them
2023-10-13 00:00
The FDA says the outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to three farms in Indiana is over, but the agency has not named the farms.
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Less acreage but clean fall melon crop in Yuma
2023-10-12 00:00
The transition on cantaloupes and honeydew melons has begun from northern California to Yuma, Arizona. “Monday was our first harvest on fall cantaloupes and we just finished up northern California watermelons last week and started in Mexico this week as well,” says Daren Van Dyke of Brawley,
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How the right lighting has a positive effect on plant growth
2023-10-12 00:00
The right light at the right time: that is how to obtain excellent plantlets. Over the past few months, Azienda ortofrutticola Francescon completed the setting up of new greenhouses, some of which feature C-Led lights. The purpose is to produce melon and watermelon plants, as these fruits
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"This year's low prices do not respond to the quality of the product, which has been excellent"
2023-10-12 00:00
"The campaign began with good prospects due to the rains in May, the reduced harvest in Murcia and Almeria, and the high prices at the beginning of the campaign. The prices set were very high, but somewhat fictitious, and only lasted a week in which 5-8% of the production was sold," stated José
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There are several projects on which Nunhems, the Vegetable Seeds division of Basf, is working, and at Fruit Attraction, with Claudia Iannarella, the company's account manager produce chain, we took stock of two in particular: Sunions, the onion that doesn't tear, already distributed
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US scientists study watermelons to improve organic cultivation
2023-10-10 00:00
Consumer interest in organically produced fruits and vegetables is increasing. To help growers meet this demand, Clemson University scientists are now studying watermelon production methods to develop strategies to improve productivity and profitability of organic vegetables.
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US scientists study watermelons to improve organic cultivation
2023-10-10 00:00
Consumer interest in organically produced fruits and vegetables is increasing. To help growers meet this demand, Clemson University scientists are now studying watermelon production methods to develop strategies to improve productivity and profitability of organic vegetables.
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