Castellón: Benihort expects a good watermelon season
Benihort (Benicarlo/Castellón) expects to market 10 million kg of striped low-seeded watermelons in this year's campaign - provided the weather plays along. The 2023 campaign is expected to start

Good demand for Moroccan watermelons at low price range
Since the end of April, fresh watermelons from Moroccan production have been available from the Stuttgart-based company Fresh Maximum GmbH, as junior managing director Enes Cakmak tells us. "We

"With this scale up, we can supply all 258 stores in Flanders with mini-watermelons"
This week, Aldi Belgium started again carrying Tomeco's mini watermelons, Tomélon. "We partnered with Tomeco, part of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, last year to sell these mini watermelons. That

Yellow Cantaloupe, a new product on the horizon
The universe of melons and watermelons is constantly evolving and, every year, researchers and seed companies try to improve the references both from an agronomic and organoleptic point of view.

U.S. watermelon making in-roads in Japan, aiming to reach more export markets
The National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB) is making in-roads with consumer and retailer promotions of U.S. watermelons in Japan and Canada. They also aim to expand into the foodservice sector

Watermelons grown vertically make the brix degree soar
The cultivation of watermelons is constantly evolving, and for the past few seasons there has been talk of growing watermelons and mini watermelons above ground. But in the collective imagination

Tomeco supplies all Flemish Aldi shops with mini watermelons from the greenhouse
When one thinks of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, greenhouse products such as tomatoes or strawberries probably come to mind first and foremost, but one would hardly think of watermelons. Wrongly so.

Unusually high pricing on Texas watermelons
Watermelons are grown all over Texas and the state’s production is quite significant, ranking third in the country. “Our watermelons are grown in Garden City, but other key growing regions in

Rush Farms Portugal expands production to mitigate against adverse weather
Rush Farms Portugal emerged from the strengthening of relationships with Portuguese producers and with the determination to maintain a connection with production. In Portugal, the operation began

Early watermelons are in strong demand before the start of the new season in Georgia
Generally, this time around all of the watermelons in Georgia are imported. The local harvest is in full swing in July. Moving towards July, some early local varieties do start to show up on the

Wczesne arbuzy cieszą się dużym popytem przed rozpoczęciem nowego sezonu w Gruzji
Zespół EastFruit zauważa, że wczesne wolumeny importu arbuzów w Gruzji praktycznie powtarzają rekord z 2022 roku. Ogólnie rzecz biorąc, tym razem wszystkie arbuzy w Gruzji są

Ранние арбузы пользуются большим спросом перед началом нового сезона в Грузии
Команда EastFruit отмечает, что объемы импорта ранних арбузов в Грузии практически повторяют рекорд 2022 года.

Early watermelons are in strong demand before the start of the new season in Georgia
EastFruit team notices that Georgia’s early watermelon import volumes practically repeat the record of 2022. Generally, this time around all of the watermelons in Georgia are imported. The local

Watermelon prices in Uzbekistan drop rapidly, despite record high exports
Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports.

Watermelon prices in Uzbekistan drop rapidly despite record high exports
Over the past week, the average wholesale price for watermelons in Uzbekistan has decreased by a third and current wholesale prices are 20% lower than at the same of 2022, EastFruit reports.

In the absence of Spain, Italy is the supplier of mini-watermelons to Europe
"Due to the bad weather in Spain destroying many mini-watermelon crops, demand from the foreign and domestic retail channel has shifted to Italy. Quotations have increased, but the produce is not

40 to 50 percent crop loss for stone fruit, but nice quantities of watermelons
"In the Emilia-Romagna region, many fields are under water, which has caused the loss of some crops such as melons and stone fruit. In Sicily, peaches and nectarines are also produced, and the

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

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

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

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

Melon, the value goes through the set-up of the department
Along with watermelons, the melon is the undisputed king of the fruit and vegetable department in summer. Its presence is always noticeable, but this is often not enough to boost sales. What is

Gavina pauses, campaign kicks off early
There is no shortage of novelties at CasaAgricola Campidanese. This year, the campaign for the main summer reference products from L'Orto di Eleonora, namely the Eleonora and Gavina mini