The melon and watermelon campaign in Spain starts with good forecasts

The melon and watermelon campaign is beginning in the main Spanish producing regions. Thus, the expectations of the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers-Exporters of the Region of Murcia, Proexport, are positive and it is expected to recover the usual volumes, after the decline of the previous campaign. According to the president of Proexport's melon and watermelon sector, José Cánovas, "the crops are developing wonderfully, with exceptional qualities and a very correct health condition. "We expect a normal evolution, without any surprises, that will allow us to recover the usual volumes, not like last season when as a result of the late rains and hail the crops were affected with very low yields." It is expected that, at the beginning of June, a little earlier in watermelon, significant quantities will be able to be harvested. The beginning of the campaign is being characterized by climatic stability, with some rains in the month of April and an increase in temperatures ...