Watermelons
Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 4 September
2023-09-05 00:00
The Sicilian prickly pear campaign has started, while that of watermelons, melons, peaches and nectarines is coming to an end. Change of varieties for plums, with summer cultivars giving way to other varieties, such as Stanley, Grossa di Felisio.Due to the climate there is a shortage of product
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Spanish melon and watermelon consumption recovers in August
2023-08-31 08:00
Spain’s melon season has been a rollercoaster so far, starting out with an oversupply, followed by a shortage due to weather destroying over half of the crops. But August has seen a significant upturn in fortunes.
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Setback for summer fruit
2023-08-31 00:00
The temperatures of the last few days on the Romagna Riviera make one think more of autumn days than the last days of summer. A condition greatly affected by summer fruit, whose sales have slowed down.
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Record UK watermelon crop hits Tesco
2023-08-30 15:00
Tesco has forecast a record-breaking crop of UK-grown watermelons.
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Spain’s yields of summer related fruits down -6.3% in 2022
2023-08-30 00:00
In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tons, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2 million tons). This downturn was due to the lower harvested production of muskmelons (-9.5% in 2022)
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An identity card laser-etched onto the skin of the fruit
2023-08-28 00:00
While conveying information on the fruit's peel is nothing new for kiwis, melons and watermelons, the same cannot be said for fruits considered more delicate, such as stone fruits. This is the case of Ondine nectarines, which, in France, who is using a very special form of communication.
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Fresh fruit export season set to start tonight at Port of Pecém
2023-08-25 00:00
The start of the 2023/2024 fresh fruit export season is set to kick off tonight (August 25) at the Port of Pecém. This season’s first shipment will amount to 2,500 tonnes. It will encompass a variety of products, including melons, watermelons, mangoes, and grapes grown in the states of
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Record-breaking bumper crop of UK-grown watermelons on the way
2023-08-25 00:00
Great news for watermelon fans: a record-breaking bumper UK-grown crop is on the way. Shoppers will be able to judge for themselves when the predicted 11,000 UK-grown watermelons, the largest yield ever produced in Britain, exclusively hit Tesco shelves this week.
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Latvian melons are becoming ever more popular
2023-08-25 00:00
Growing melons and watermelons in Latvia is still a bit unconventional, but there are more and more growers who are ready to experiment. Demand for local produce is high. However, the yields of melons and watermelons are well below the planned volume for this year, Latvian Radio reported today.
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Summertime classically also means melon time, at least as long as the weather cooperates. Francesco Calabrese, Managing Director of Euro-Fruit GmbH, was only able to start selling his watermelons in mid-June, but the season will also extend accordingly until the beginning of September. "Our main
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Watermelon prices in Moldova continue to decline – what to expect in the upcoming weeks?
2023-08-22 00:00
Wholesale prices for watermelon have been declining quite rapidly on the Moldovan market. Judging by the weekly wholesale price monitoring of EastFruit, the average price for watermelons during the past decreased by 20% – to 4 lei /kg ($0.23/kg) from 5-6 lei / kg ($ 0.28-0.34 / kg) in the
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Italian melons and watermelons still teetering
2023-08-18 00:00
There are approximately 350 hectares invested in melons and watermelons this year by the producers' organization O.P Agricola Campidanese. So far, 75 per cent of the produce has already been harvested and placed on the market, but the current campaign seems to have more lows than highs. It is an
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A watermelon-sized avocado goes viral on social media
2023-08-18 00:00
A giant avocado's pictures have gone viral on Twitter. This avocado is as big as a watermelon and weighs at least 2 kilos.
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Melon and watermelon prices must not be manipulated and the sector must comply with the Food Chain Law
2023-08-18 00:00
In the face of the sharp drop in melon and watermelon prices last week, ASAJA Castilla-La Mancha demanded that the production costs be respected. The vice president of the agrarian organization, Florencio Rodríguez, said this was a temporary situation and that things should normalize in the
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EU production of summer-related fruits down -6.3% in 2022
2023-08-07 00:00
In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tonnes, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2 million tonnes). This is according to a report by Eurostat. This downturn was due to the lower
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Shortages lead to doubling of prices of two of the most popular summer fruits in Malaga
2023-08-07 00:00
As greengrocers in Malaga suffer a shortage of supply in the popular summer fruits, prices of watermelons and melons has doubled. One of the farmers who grows watermelon in Malaga said the drought is causing the shortage, but storms have destroyed crops as well. He usually plants in the fertile
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Spanish melons and watermelons bounce back
2023-08-02 11:00
Melon and watermelon producers in the Spanish regions of Murcia and Castilla-La Mancha say they will be able to guarantee a supply of fruit with excellent sweetness and texture as demand is expected to ramp up during summer.
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Watermelons: will those with seeds disappear?
2023-08-02 00:00
Watermelon and high temperatures are such an inseparable combination that this fruit is one of the most 'meteoropathic' in terms of consumption of the entire fruit and vegetable sector. Without warm weather, demand freezes, but if the mercury rises, as it increasingly does
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'Yellow-fleshed watermelon comes out of the niche'
2023-08-01 00:00
Innovating, reading the market and anticipating trends, responding to consumer desires with constant and guaranteed quality: this is the winning strategy of Valfrutta Fresco. A strategy that sees the Romagna-based company, specialised in the premium segment, engaged in a constant
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In Germany and France, the demand for melon and watermelon continues to rise, despite the high prices
2023-07-31 00:00
The supply of melons and watermelons, the summer fruits par excellence, is scarce at this time, while Europe is scorching due to the heat waves Cerberus and Charon, which have caused temperatures to reach record levels in various parts of the continent, FreshPlaza reports.
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