Why is the price of melon kept at a relatively high level in Moldova?
Fresh Melon (Muskmelon)
Moldova
Published Jul 24, 2022
Tridge summary
Locally produced melons are present on the Moldovan market for the third week. The moment this product entered the local market coincided with a sharp drop in wholesale prices - from an average of 18 lei/kg ($1.05/kg) to 12 lei/kg ($0.62/kg). Obviously, these facts are interconnected. Previously, melon (Greek) was sold only in some supermarket chains and boutique retailers, as an expensive "niche" product - albeit for a short period of time. However, almost immediately after the start of sales, from mid-July, the average wholesale price for Moldovan melons stabilized at 12 lei/kg. This is the level of prices for it (in dollars), noted in mid-July last year. However, the operators of the country's fruit market believe that "melon will soon rise in price, and will probably be relatively expensive until the end of the season."
Original content
There are at least two reasons for such a forecast. Firstly, according to observations of planting material suppliers, “this year, sales of hybrid melon seeds have decreased by at least 60% compared to last year.” In part, smaller client farmers have tried to replace the decline in purchases of seeds of high-yielding hybrids with varietal melon seeds. But some professional producers of melons and vegetables have completely abandoned melons in favor of root crops - carrots, onions, potatoes, etc. Read also: How to explain the collapse of prices for blackberries in Moldova? Secondly, unlike watermelons, imports of melons to Moldova in July were very small. And, according to market operators, the ...
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