The first Hungary's melon is ripe, the season has started

The sale of Hungarian melons has started, in the coming weeks domestic producers will harvest about 150-160 thousand tons of watermelons and 12.5 thousand tons of melons. As stated at Syngenta's Grand Chamber professional event, there has been a significant reorganization of production in Europe over the last 5 years, which also has an impact on market processes. Today, there is a high demand for round watermelons weighing less than 10 kilograms on the side of chain stores, and the proportion of low-seed melons on the production side and in consumer demand is also on the rise. In the traditional sales markets, there is a serious interest in high-quality watermelons of classic weight and shape, Gyula Antal emphasized at the Syngenta Grand Chamber professional event. The company’s vegetable seed business manager explained about this year’s melon season: a colder-than-usual and low-light period made it difficult to produce seedlings. Due to the lower temperatures in April and May, in ...