Melon news archive – Page 37
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ArticleFashion watermelon production rises
Spanish Fashion watermelon grower group AGF predicts major increases in production and turnover this year
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ArticleDel Monte denies CR melon claim
Following closure of Brazilian operations, company strongly refutes rumour that it will no longer ship Costa Rican melons to Europe
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Murcian melons face tough season
Melon producers in Murcia have forecast a lower volume of high quality crops for this season.
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ArticleMorrisons launches fruit pot range
Morrisons has launched a new range of prepared fruit pots and packs aimed at the family convenience market.
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ArticleNunhems launches moonlit melon
Dutch firm Nunhems has bred a new melon with a touch of astronomy through extensive work in the field.
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ArticleNunhems aims big for new melon
Seeds specialist Nunhems has announced that it has high hopes for its new Yellow Moon melon variety
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ArticleSummer fruit gains for Italians
Italy predominantly feeds its own, but the market for Italian summer fruit from peaches, nectarines and cherries to melons and grapes has held open its window to the UK. Anna Sbuttoni catches up with growers and exporters at the start of the season
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ArticleHillfresh welcomes Spanish melons
Gregal-branded fruit from Murcia due to begin arriving in late May, with harvesting set to continue well into the summer
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ArticleAGF forecasts rise in Fashion volumes
Spanish watermelon group AGF expects to boost production and sales of seedless Fashion variety
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ArticleProcomel triples Sugar Baby Gold output
Murcia-based melon grower anticipates major increase in production of new variety, thanks to strong consumer demand
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ArticleMajor rise forecast for Brazilian melons
Volumes set to increase by around 40 per cent this season, according to leading Dutch importer Frankort & Koning
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Del Monte suspends Brazilian melon job
Del Monte has suspended the production of melons and watermelons in the Brazilian state of Ceará, according to reports in the Brazilian media.
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ArticleBrazilian association sets up headquarters
New trade association Brazil Fresh Produce (BFP) has set up headquarters in São Paulo as it looks to boost the country’s presence on the international fruit market.
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ArticleDel Monte suspends Brazil melon exports
Weaker European market for the fruit coupled with currency issues prompts group to halt Ceará production
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ArticleMelon prices in upward spiral
Melon and watermelon supplies are running tight and prices are climbing as Latin American sources wind down before Spain is fully on stream.
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New broom sweeps in at Ibraf
Brazil’s fruit institute chairman has stepped down for health reasons.
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ArticleSpanish melon harvest likely to fall
This season’s crop in Almería is expected to be down by 10 per cent, although Anecoop is confident for its own volumes
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ArticleHillfresh ready for Spanish melon deal
Dutch importer set to receive first consignments of new-season Spanish melons this week as campaign gets underway
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ArticleBrittany looks into Charentais production
Following the difficulties of the past year, Sica Saint-Pol-de-Léon is trialling the production of Charentais melons in the region
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ArticleSpanish issue melon maturity warning
Andalusian fresh produce association Hortyfruta is warning growers not to cut their melon and watermelon crops too soon and risk breaching minimum brix levels.