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Sector | Fruit (melons)

Preparing for domestic melon season

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:

Weekly produce ads drop 3%, mixed fruit prices

The strategic plan for greenhouse fruits and vegetables reaches 60% execution

Almería to produce 631,000 tons of watermelon this season

Guatemala was the world's leading melon exporter in 2024

Strong cantaloupe and honeydew crop underway in Sonora

Colleroni (Italy)

Sicilian table grape season shows positive forecasts

Beluli Durim on the marketing potential of Balkan imports in Switzerland:

"Reducing the carbon footprint through sea freight from Durres to Ancona"

Ángel Cebriá, watermelon sales manager at Anecoop:

"Watermelon supply will be lower than usual until late June"

Oldest lemon and ancient fruit fossil discovered

Moroccan watermelon campaign resumes after losses in Zagora

Rafael López, manager of MABE:

"Despite the fire, this vegetable season has been good overall"

Deliveries abroad are starting earlier than expected

Italian mini watermelons off to a better start than last year

Devastating fire in shantytown in Manolada, Greece, leaves over 1.000 farm workers homeless

"Yellow melons account for more than 85% of our production"

Good southeast watermelon supply ahead for summer holidays

"Fruit and vegetable purchases remained under pressure in Flanders in 2024"

Algeria triples farm output in a decade, targets Europe

Mauritania's watermelon season still progressing with late production

Martucci (Italy): "The product is brushed, branded, weighed, and polished"

First Nardò watermelons expected by the end of the month

AGF Price Monitor week 19

Notable price changes and promotions in Dutch cucumber, cauliflower, tomato, and galia melon

Two policemen suspended for not paying street vendor

Mariano Sáez, of Subasur:

"Shortage of Piel de Sapo melons expected in June"

Spanish melon sales in the EU have fallen by more than 32% since 2019

Vietnam expands fruit, vegetable exports to China

Brazil seeks to expand fruit exports to China

Korean melons enter Vietnam after 17 years

Taiwan watermelon prices rise on lower yield

AGF Price Monitor week 18

Cucumber price differences remain small, while vine tomato prices vary significantly

KREI forecasts produce price drops, radish up 50%

Nikos Kamilis from Babis Fruits on the beginning of the Greek watermelon season:

“Watermelon season begins with strong yields and prices”

Oncoming heat to help size up California organic stone fruit and melons

Week 18 Fruit Wholesale Market Report

The "May Day" holiday boosts fruit sales, and gift boxes are in high demand

Abrupt end for Zagora's watermelon campaign

A storm hits Zagora and destroys watermelon plantations

Agrieuropa: Challenges and new production prospects

“We’re preparing for the summer campaign, hoping that the weather will be on our side”

Brazil promotes fruit exports in Brussels during EU trade talks

Start of the melon and stone fruit season at the Vienna Wholesale Market

"Receptive market for Moroccan watermelons, subdued demand for Spanish stone fruit"

FreshPlaza Global Focus on Melons and Kiwifruit

"Apricot fortnight", melon at 0.99 cents, cost price…

A look back at the day organized by the French melon, peach, and apricot sectors

Vincenzo Marrali (San Tommaso): "High quality and prices above the historical average for Cantalupo melons"

Mini watermelon season kicks off

Where tariffs and “Buy Canadian” leave U.S. watermelons in Canada

Andrea Manca and Filippo Frongia of Agro Mediterranea Distribuzione

"Fewer tomatoes, more artichokes, and a record asparagus harvest"

AGF monitor week 17

Avocado and cauliflower prices down

Australia strengthens horticulture trade ties with Japan

medFEL 2025

Melon areas down in all production basins

Shift from 'long-life' to 'traditional' Galia leads to double-digit annual consumption increases

"When consumers are given a better alternative, it usually goes viral"

Kerala pineapple exports gain momentum

Stuttgart Wholesale Market:

"Despite inflation, there are still some exotic items that are very popular"

Citron melon gains ground among health-conscious farmers

Brazil's fruit exports up 26% despite orange decline

Brazil aims to boost melon exports to China

José Francisco Capel, from Bio Sol Portocarrero: "Price is no longer an excuse not to eat organic food"

"The start of Almeria's watermelon season has luckily coincided with very good temperatures in Central Europe"

Agroponiente to market 60M kg of watermelon, 10M kg of melon

Morocco strengthens fresh produce ties with Southeast Asia

Melon and watermelon production grows by 7.1% in Uzbekistan

Ceará boosts fruit exports through Pecém and new air routes

"Differentiated products better meet consumer needs"

Dulcinea Pure Perfection

New melon line added to premium offerings

Organic grower enters final months of pricing season

"Organic demand always dips during the Easter holidays"

Jacob Aktalan, MG Fruit:

"Bright outlook for Mediterranean melons after tough import season"

Brazil plans expansion of melon exports to China

Pieter de Ruiter, 4Fruit Company:

"Low fruit and vegetable prices, steady melon market in transition period"

Jorge Sánchez, Nicoverde:

Global demand and juice shortages boost Costa Rican pineapple value

Hermosillo watermelon production gears up, despite cool spell

Still no watermelons from Tata

The "No green cuts" campaign is once again ensuring the quality of melons and watermelons

Karnataka farmer grows apples in extreme heat

Vietnam and China boost farm trade with smart port upgrade

South Africa calls for stronger SACU trade ties as bans ease

Interview with Giovanni Albani

Current fruit and vegetable market and outlook for premium lines

Riverbend:

"With the right strategy, Spanish citrus can position itself in premium segments of the Japanese market"

Botswana lifts vegetable import ban, boosting South African trade

Ignacio García, from Glamfruits:

"After a difficult citrus season, the markets are already eager for stone fruit and watermelon"

Higher volumes expected

Moroccan watermelons coming soon

Fruit exports drive Rio Grande do Norte’s trade surplus

South Africa cuts Medfly by 73% through sterile insect program

Fabio Altamura (Op Altamura):

"Watermelons and yellow melons pair up with the baby leaf segment"

Jérôme Jausseran, Force Sud:

"Strong demand outpaces melon supply"

Chile develops drought-tolerant rootstocks for watermelons

Grenada farmers face crop loss from water cuts

Tommaso Concari, Op Bristol

"Innovation and tradition: The watermelon season welcomes the new Lolita"

Dane Capogreco - Capogreco Farms

"This summer has seen some of the most consistently high temperatures in years"

“Organic melons are the only ones with an export profile in Crete”

Spanish group expands to Germany:

Agroponiente Deutschland established in Hamburg

Senegal's watermelon harvest hit by extreme weather

Antonio Alarcón, CEO of Bollo Natural Fruits:

"We can't expect consumers to adapt to us, we have to adapt to the consumer"

Seeds technologies lands in Spain with new pepper varieties

Expansion of the Italian-Israeli joint seed business

Julien Cremer, Sud ImpEx

Good demand for Italian strawberries and melons

"We see a great opportunity for Iranian watermelons in Europe"

India’s fruit exports rise 47.5% over five years

Morocco grows fruit and veg exports despite challenges

Berlin Wholesale Market:

"Bottlenecks and persistently high wholesale prices characterize the bell pepper market"

Guilherme Coelho, Abrafrutas:

"Brazil continues to assert itself more and more as a large fruit producer"

Kirkagac melon gains EU protected designation status

Ukrainian Kherson to double the area for vegetables and melons in 2025

New partnership formed in melons

Johannes Janssen, Joors:

"New partnership with Bollo leaves us wanting more"

Namibia cuts horticulture imports to US$20.4 million as local production rises

Frosts slash Turkey’s citrus output by up to 80%

Uncertainty around consumer confidence

Watermelon demand is tricky to predict

Rolf Weber, Global Producers:

"Cold and rain result in drop of melon volumes and quality from Central America"

Miguel Cambero, Agropecuarios San Carlos:

Mexican bitter melon in Europe, between price volatility and pressure from new producers

Vincenzo Marrali from the Sicilian agricultural cooperative San Tommaso:

"Netted melon campaign kicks off one week early"

Rio Grande do Norte targets China for expanded melon exports

Pricing on Guatemalan melons corrects with greater supply

Gino van Lin, Frankort&Koning

"Conventional melon shipments allow us to stand out for the customer"

Korean melons exported to Vietnam after 17 years of negotiations

Thomas Bos, Thomasol:

"Severe weather in Spain now hitting leafy crops hardest, while watermelon plantings also raise concern"

Aryan Schut, Itaueira:

"Melon consumers are no longer just looking for volume and price"

Overview of the situation with the director of the Italian producers' organization Agricola Campidanese

The first Sardinian watermelons starting from the beginning of May

Turkish fruit & vegetable farmers turn to wheat and corn

PND: New PWS wedger!

Cutting solutions for fresh-cut pumpkins, melons, and watermelons

Heavy rains in Almería may prevent many hectares of watermelon from setting

Two farm-to-market roads endorsed to boost agriculture in Mindanao

Agence Laparra

Sunny weather benefits watermelons

Watermelon prices triple from farm to market in Bangladesh

Andrea Ferrarini, of Bio Ferrarini:

"With the right information, consumers can make informed choices"

Watermelon board elects new leadership

Tomato production decreases in Italy and Spain but remains stable in France

Jandri Venter – Rijk Zwaan

A call for the revival of the South African melon market

Melon industry expands in California with new acquisition

Uzbekistan ships first Meyer lemons to Japan

Watermelon association honors industry leaders at annual convention

Agrieuropa takes stock of this delicate commercial phase

"Sales are down even though the product is not in short supply"

Afghanistan exports $143M in fresh fruits worldwide