There are good prospects for watermelon crops in Mexico

VICTOR CUBILLAS. SAN LUIS TRIBUNE. Although there were producers who did not sow this season, due to the rise in costs. SAN LUIS RIVER COLORADO, Sonora. Despite the fact that some watermelon producers do not plan to plant it, due to the high production costs, this season is expected to be good, as several of them began their work on their plots. Producer José Manuel Martínez reported that, in his case, he began preparing his land for transplanting watermelon plants 2 weeks ago. “Despite everything, we have good expectations, both for production and price; in production, we expect a yield of 60 tons per hectare, we are going to plant approximately 40 hectares”. He added that a production of an estimated 2,400 tons is expected, which would be a very good amount for export. As for the price, he said that there is still no established one, until they start marketing the product, but last year it was 15 cents a pound; they are waiting for it to increase a little more, because supplies ...