Spring has arrived in Dongtai and the watermelons are ripening well. This is the busiest season for melon farmers. Some melons require pollination, others need to be pruned. Under these circumstances, the labor costs sharply increase. The price of a small number of skilled workers has already increased to 300 yuan [47.75 USD]. This has caused the cost price of watermelons to increase.
Watermelons
Although there were huge fluctuations in Dongtai and similar production areas in 2017, this year the overall watermelon market conditions were not bad. This year will not disappoint the hundreds and thousands of melon farmers. What conditions will 2018 bring? Hainan and Myanmar watermelons already vie to be the first on the domestic market. Temperatures are rising and consumers do not care if the watermelons are domestic or foreign, they are competing to be the first to buy. The watermelons from interior production areas generally enter the market in mid-April.
The watermelon plantation industry is flourishing this year. The surface area devoted to watermelon plantation continues to increase. Melon farmers are optimistic about market conditions this year. Earlier this year some of the watermelon greenhouses collapsed under heavy snowfall, but local government provided swift assistance, and melon farmers were able to quickly plant additional watermelon seedlings. This ensured the watermelon production volume for this year.
source: lvguo.net