The Egyptian watermelon season is about to begin, and one exporter has made significant investments to boost production, according to Reham Kamal, export and marketing manager at Egypt Fresh Energy, a leading Egyptian fresh produce exporter. "In response to the increasing demand for watermelons last season, we have read more

The season for mini watermelons in Portugal is looking promising, as planting is expected to be successful despite the rainy weather, according to Tania Silva, who handles sales for Rush Farms Portugal: "We experienced heavy rainfall during the planting period for mini watermelons. Luckily, we managed to plant on time." read more

The last few campaigns have been very challenging for the agricultural sector due to the weather conditions. And not only for the companies dedicated to production. Breeders have also faced setbacks when testing varietal development. But, as the saying goes, every cloud has a silver lining.

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Agrícola Navarro de Haro continues with the trend of stability, and for this watermelon campaign maintains the same planning as in the previous year. "If nothing unexpected happens, we will reach 50,000 tons of watermelon and we have a total area of 700 hectares, with 100 hectares in" read more

The melon and watermelon campaign has already started in Almeria, although with limited volumes at the moment. In the 2023 campaign, Grupo Agroponiente produced around 37,000 tons of watermelons and about 7,000 tons of melons. For this year, they anticipate a significant increase in volume. read more

The watermelon production in Pozo Sur has started with good and bad news. While waiting to see how the national campaign will evolve, the first productions from other sources have gone "very well" and have been of very good quality. read more

The surface of the melon shows a very similar surface to last year with a slight downward trend. For watermelon, it remains stable and everything points to the expected volumes for both fruits being similar or slightly higher (if yields improve). read more

The arrival of spring brings the first watermelons and melons of the season in Almería. This year, with a notable quality that is classified as "excellent" by agricultural organizations such as Asaja-Almería. read more

As far as production is concerned, watermelons could catch up with melons this year, provided that the weather cooperates. read more

The Spanish watermelon campaign is starting with the first early harvests in Almeria, with very limited volumes. Piel de Sapo melons will also be available in a few weeks. Currently, the market is mainly dominated by products from Senegal. The Senegalese Piel de Sapo melon and watermelon campaign will continue for another read more

The Moroccan watermelon campaign had just started when it was interrupted by Spanish claims of elevated levels of pesticide residues. This accusation led Moroccan food safety authorities to introduce new export requirements. The Moroccan watermelon industry is currently facing challenges in production. read more

The Moroccan watermelon campaign is facing a significant decrease in volumes this year. Production has been restricted or completely prohibited in several regions of the country. For example, in the province of Tata, watermelon production has been suspended entirely. Moulay Ahmed Errahmani, a read more

The Moroccan watermelon campaign has been significantly affected by a sharp decline in volumes this year. Production in several regions of the country has been limited or even banned. In the province of Tata, for example, watermelon production has been completely suspended. Moulay Ahmed Errahmani, a read more

The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Union (RASFF) has issued a read more

The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Union (RASFF) has launched a read more

This week marks the start of the Flavor of the Year watermelon season for Anteus Fruits, which should last until the end of July. This watermelon is eagerly-awaited on the German market, and it will certainly win the hearts of the French. "Our Anteus watermelon is unanimously acclaimed. Once end… read more

The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed of the European Union (RASFF) has launched a read more

The Dolce Passione watermelon campaign started according to the plans of the Consortium. 320 hectares were planted in 10 Italian regions between Sicily and Lombardy. The following businesses are part of the consortium: Alma Seges, Cico-Mazzoni, Lorenzini Naturamica, Ortofrutta Castello. They all
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In these first stages of the spring season as far as watermelon crops are concerned, the estimates carried out some months ago by ASAJA-Almería are confirmed. In this way, there is an increase

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A month before the watermelon and melon campaign in the province of Almeria starts, and despite the negative predictions at the beginning of the planting of these spring harvests, producers are optimistic. ASAJA-Almeria had predicted the area devoted to these crops would fall by 10% over the
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