Japanese Yubari melon sold for $ 24,850

Yubari melons, which grew in Hokkaido in the north of Japan and were able to find buyers for 120 thousand yen ($ 1100) at the season opening last year, were sold for 2.7 million yen ($ 24.850) this year. According to the news of the Kyodo agency, the melons, named after the Yubari district of Sapporo in Hokkaido, were presented to the customer as a Sapporo wholesaler in the first harvest of the season. After the impact of the new type of coronavirus (Kovid-19) on the economy, Yubari melons, which could be sold for 120 thousand yen ($ 1100) at the season opening last year, found buyers for 2.7 million yen ($ 24,800) this year. Expressing that "they want to encourage the farmers" with their offer, Kage Iori, representative of Hokkaido Products company, said that they will present melons to 10 families with selected children via social media. 102 farmers within the agricultural cooperatives in the district aim to earn 2.16 billion yen ($ 19.8 million) from domestic sales of melons. ...