Watermelons

Asaja Almeria has conducted the initial assessment of forecasts for the spring season of 2025, noting a dynamic situation in the province's crops. According to preliminary estimates, the area dedicated to watermelon cultivation will remain similar to that of the previous season. The Níjar area continues to be... read more

Gozde Dogan from Turkey has set a Guinness World Record by crushing five watermelons with her thighs in 60 seconds. A video captures her smashing the watermelons one by one while cleaning up the mess in between. She was presented with a plaque and recognized as "officially amazing." Dogan accomplished this feat in February. read more

From honeydew melons and cantaloupe to Piel de Sapo, Gaya, and Galia, the variety of sweet melons is increasing. The Import Promotion Desk (IPD) in Germany reports that the demand for sugar melons and watermelons is also growing on the European market. read more

Villa Sandía, a campsite located in the Serranía de Ronda, Spain, offers its customers the unique experience of sleeping inside a watermelon or a cucumber. The campsite has eight watermelon cabins for two people each, and a dozen cucumber cabins for three people. These cabins are designed specifically for sleeping and do not have any additional amenities. read more

The watermelon season in Mauritania is facing significant logistical challenges that are affecting exports and reducing exporters' profits, despite a strong production and high quality. "Exporters are going to suffer," laments Mauritanian producer and exporter El Mokhtar Mahdaoui. read more

Sektor arbuzowy w Maroku nadal jest dotknięty stresującym niedoborem wody i wynikającymi z tego ograniczeniami produkcji. Jak co sezon, panuje zamieszanie wśród producentów, ale sektor pozostaje atrakcyjny i odporny, zdaniem Saida Aghzou, dyrektora generalnego Valyour. Aghzou mówi: "Ograniczenia" read more

Spanish investment fund Miura Partners has hired Greenhill as a financial advisor to organize the sale of Citri&Co, a Spanish grower of citrus, melons, watermelons, and stone fruit, sources told business newspaper Expansión. The decision to sell Citri&Co followed failed negotiations with. read more

For the second consecutive year, watermelon exports from Morocco have decreased, with data from EastFruit showing a drop to 113.5 thousand tons, valued at $96 million, in the first ten months of 2024. This volume marks the lowest recorded since 2017. Considering that the export season lasts throughout read more

In the Kherson region, an increase in the cultivation area for watermelons and melons is expected, with the aim of achieving a one-and-a-half to two-fold increase. Dmytro Yunusov, Director of the Agriculture Department of the Kherson Regional State Administration, stated this in a conversation with "IPC-South". read more

In the area of watermelon production, China is the world's leading country, showcasing its dominance by producing 60.4 million tons of watermelon in 2022, as reported by the World Population Review. This amount significantly exceeds the production of the second-place country, Turkey, by over twenty times. read more

At the upcoming edition of the international trade fair for the fruit and vegetable sector, Fruit Logistica, which will be held in Berlin on February 5-7, CMR Brasil, the group's production unit in Brazil, will have its own meeting point in Hall 23. We invite all those interested in learning more. read more

The first Mauritanian Dumara watermelons arrived at Fresh & Cash GmbH in Wuppertal as early as 8 January. "That's about ten days earlier than last year," said co-managing director Cevdet Cavusoglu. "You can see that the campaign tends to get off to an earlier start, which in turn is reflected in." read more

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and Apricus Seeds have announced the signing of a global licensing agreement that will give Syngenta exclusive access to Apricus’ germplasm and breeding pipeline in watermelon, melon, and squash. read more

W regionie Rio Grande do Sul trwa zbieranie arbuza, a obszary Bagé, Quaraí i Pelotas wyróżniają się ze względu na swoją aktywność. Te regiony zgłaszają zadowalającą wydajność, jakość owoców i konkurencyjność na rynku. São Gabriel, będący częścią regionu Bagé, zanotował 75 hektarów pod uprawą. read more

Ideal growing conditions throughout spring and early summer have advanced the watermelon harvest schedule for Leaderbrand in Gisborne, New Zealand. read more

The Senegalese watermelon export campaign is set to begin soon and will continue until April, with consistent volumes and prices, as reported by grower Mohamed Mbengue. Mbengue stated, "In the Niyaes region in northwestern Senegal, we will commence the initial harvests on January 26. Our production areas have remained steady compared to last year." read more

In 2050, the Earth will have 9.7 billion inhabitants, according to the UN. In order to feed all of them, the food industry is already working on ways to face this challenge, and new foods ranging from insects to microalgae or even artificial meat will gain presence little by little. read more

"Po doskonałych wynikach w 2024 roku, zwiększymy obszary przeznaczone na arbuzy Dolce Passione: celem jest osiągnięcie 400 hektarów, co stanowi skok o prawie 100 hektarów w porównaniu z zakończonym właśnie sezonem" - poinformowali przedstawiciele konsorcjum Dolce Passione, mającego czarną skórkę. read more

What is the adversity that most concerns melon and watermelon producers? It is undoubtedly the cucumber aphid (Aphis gossypii). This is what emerges, almost unanimously, from the survey we conducted on a rather large sample of producers - from the most read more

Combining earliness and organoleptic quality is usually an extremely difficult task for every breeder in the fruit and vegetable sector, which is why Samba F1 (click here), a black-skinned mid-sized seedless variety from Cora Seeds, is attracting great interest among operators. read more