Watermelons
Methomyl alert for watermelons in Morocco
2023-07-26 00:00
The European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has reported the presence of Methomyl, an unauthorised pesticide, in watermelons from Morocco.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 24 July
2023-07-25 00:00
Full campaign for apricots; good demand for peaches and nectarines, despite the drop in availability of the Emilia-Romagna product; strong demand for tomatoes. Low volumes are common to several crops: onions, potatoes, watermelons themselves. First batches of the varieties
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EU production of summer related fruits was down -6.3% in 2022
2023-07-21 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 downturn was due to the lower harvested production of muskmelons (-9.5% in
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"In Germany and France, the demand for melon and watermelon continues to rise, despite the high prices"
2023-07-21 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.
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"Exports to France are a growing sales market"
2023-07-21 00:00
The marketing of watermelons from the Mediterranean region is currently in full swing. "We get our goods from Morocco, Greece and Italy. Morocco is now coming to an end and is increasingly being replaced by Greece. The persistently high temperatures have driven up demand and prices noticeably.
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Mercadona back to the hard discounter?
2023-07-19 00:00
It is an unlucky season for Spanish watermelons and melons. As we wrote recently (click here to read more), the campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of the last few months: a situation that has led to a decrease in volumes but also to prices over the
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Gold prices for watermelons and melons, up for apricots
2023-07-18 00:00
Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary;
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What's Next in melon and watermelon
2023-07-18 00:00
How is global warming influencing crops, what is in store for the melon and watermelon category, where is the consumer heading and, consequently, what does the future hold for the different links in the chain? All of this was discussed at the 'What's Next' conference of
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La Unió Llauradora estimates direct losses of around 44 million euros for melon and watermelon growers.
2023-07-18 00:00
La Unió Llauradora calculates that direct losses for melon and watermelon producers in the Valencia Region will be around 44 million euros this season as a result of a series of weather problems that have led to a reduction in the harvest at the end of the year
The Valencian Union of Melon and Watermelon producers are expected to lose around 44 million euros this year.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 17 July
2023-07-18 00:00
The apricot campaign gets into full swing, with the arrival of new varieties such as Goccia d'oro. Apricot quality is increasing with the start of sales of the Pellecchiella and Faralia cultivars. Production is growing in the open area for watermelons. Sustained demand but availability
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According to data prepared by Hortoinfo, in April of this year, Morocco sold a total of 9.14 million kilos of watermelon to EU markets. This is 248.8% more volume than Spain marketed on the Community market, as in that month Spain marketed less than 2.62 million kilos of watermelon in the EU.
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Gold prices for watermelons and melons, up for apricots
2023-07-18 00:00
Warm weather favours the sale of summer fruit, especially melons and watermelons, for which positive price trends continue. Apricot prices are on the rise as supply appears to be more limited. For peaches and nectarines, the situation is stationary;
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Hungarian watermelon sector performs well this year
2023-07-17 00:00
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Producers’ Alliance (FruitVeB) and the Hungarian Melon Farmers Association (MDE) have told the press that farmers are expecting a quality harvest, and that there has been progress made in the areas of production
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"Sky-high prices slowing melon sales"
2023-07-17 00:00
The melon and watermelon market situations are currently particularly difficult. "Supplies are very limited. Spain has almost no melons, but there's hardly any demand here if you have some. But that will pick up at some point, and then you have to have them," says Jacob Aktalan of MG Fruit in
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In early June, EastFruit wrote that this year the season for exporting Uzbek watermelon of the new crop started very successfully. In May of this year Uzbekistan exported record volumes of watermelon – about 30 thousand tons at the beginning of the season.
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L'Orto di Eleonora: 'Stunning feedback on the Gavina watermelon' #vocidellortofrutta
2023-07-17 00:00
The watermelon and melon campaign is now in full swing. We take stock of the situation with Salvatore Lotta, commercial director of the Campidanese Agricultural Op, known for its brand L'Orto di Eleonora, with which it brings the excellent fruit and vegetable produce of Sardinia to Italian and European large-scale retail shops.
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In early June EastFruit wrote that this year the season for exporting Uzbek watermelon of the new crop started very successfully. In May of this year Uzbekistan exported record volumes of watermelon – about 30 thousand tons at the beginning of the season.
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Last season in terms of several characteristics, first – consistently high prices throughout the entire sales period – was abnormal for the Moldovan watermelon market. The start of the 2023 season is also distinguished by high prices, so far even higher than at the beginning of the
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Innovation in 10 years of Melon Week
2023-07-14 00:00
As every year, the Bayer team has once again given a twist to what is already one of the essential events in the melon and watermelon calendar. On this occasion, they were celebrating the 10th anniversary of their melon days and, to commemorate such an important date, they carried out the following activities
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Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days connect producers of melon and watermelon in Murcia
2023-07-11 09:00
July sees the celebration of Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days, a conference in which the main Spanish and international seed houses with experimental centres and farms in the Region of Murcia open their doors to professionals in the agricultural sector to showcase their latest developments
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