'Meloni, distinctiveness always pays off'
The Sicilian melon campaign has been particularly painful this year. In the Agrigento area, in fact, we have seen producers cross their arms and refuse to harvest the product in order to sell it

Increased consumption and steady quotations for melons and watermelons in Italy
The bad weather put a spoke in the wheels of the melon and watermelon campaign, leading to several diseases in the field and reducing the fruit set of the earliest transplants to a minimum. "Rain

Black Pearl, welcome to the Olympus of brands
Perla Nera has become for Mediaset a case to be used in a commercial key to highlight the potential of advertising and, for the whole fruit and vegetable sector, an example of how branding can be

Goals and projects for the premium Dolce Passione watermelon
The Dolce Passione black-skinned watermelon, the result of a new generation of all-Italian genetics, is now in production in Italy (from May to September). Selected in Italy and cultivated for the

Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 5 June
Italian apricots are on the market, with a high price range due to lower product availability, also due to the flooding in Emilia-Romagna. Quality and demand are pushing melon prices up. For

“We have made merchandising our speciality”
In the middle of their store in Neuville-les-Dieppe (Normandy), a 4-masted ship sails on an ocean of melons and tomatoes. The Pomona Terreazur Group organized this theatrical display in the run-up

Watermelon exports from Uzbekistan were record high in May and could exceed 100,000 in June
Exports of Uzbek watermelons to foreign markets began in the first ten days of May 2023. This is nearly one week earlier than usual due to very hot weather in the country. The mass exports begun

"Consumption of traditional Galia melons will increase exponentially over the next few years"
"The development of traditional Galia melon crops was optimal up until mid-May. The temperature was good and conditions were favorable for flowering, fruit set, and fruit development. However, in

New food safety standards for leafy greens, melons and berries have small Australian growers worried
Regulator Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) says several outbreaks of foodborne illness across the three sectors in the past decade highlighted the need for the new regulations,

Watermelon exports from Uzbekistan were record high in May and could exceed 100,000 already in June!
Exports of Uzbek watermelons to foreign markets began in the first ten days of May 2023. This is nearly one week earlier than usual due to very hot weather in the country. The mass exports begun

'Freshly Forward' the Rich Swan

Melon House Fair 2023 the Enza Seeds
Since its first edition, Melon House Fair is an inspiring space and an opportunity to connect Enza Zaden's melon and watermelon experts and all professionals in the value chain. An opportunity to

Don Gregorio: Sakata's first greenhouse variety
Thus, Don Gregorio closes the melon cycle with the same Sakata genetics during the 12 months of the year. Joaquin Navarro, the company's Development Manager, affirms that "we are sure that it will