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The melon market is facing uncertainty this year with fluctuating supply and average quality. Customers are not satisfied as there is intense price competition from cantaloupes imported from the Caribbean, leading to lower prices. Watermelons from Morocco and Greece are also being offered due to insufficient local quantity, but the situation may improve in mid-July with more goods arriving from the region around Padua, depending on the weather.
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This year, however, the situation of the melon market is quite uncertain, the supply fluctuates, and the quality of the melons is only average, the website myfruit.it quotes Roberto Boscolo, president of the Fedagro Padua regional wholesale association. According to the report, customers are not satisfied, and besides the Italian cantaloupe sold for 2.5-3 euros per kilogram, there are also cantaloupes from the Caribbean, which intensified the price competition. The price of watermelon is 0.8-0.9 euros, but for particularly high-quality fruit, they ask for up to 1.5 euros per kilo. In addition to Italian goods, watermelons from Morocco and Greece are also offered ...
Source: magyarmezogazdasag
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