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    Rijk Zwaan presents new solutions for the watermelon and melon market

    Revolutionary concepts, at the forefront of the market, with varieties that respond to farmers and consumers.

    The seedless watermelon Bouquet leads the consumption of watermelon in Europe

    Bouquet seedless watermelon has made Anecoop the first Spanish operator of watermelons, as it is included in the latest ranking developed by the specialized magazine Alimarket in 2017. Today, for 26 years, it continues to lead its category in the European market, being present since 1991 in the fruit and vegetable lines of the main distribution chains in 30 countries.

    Fashion kicks off its national campaign by encouraging the consumption of watermelon all year

    Watermelon Fashion started last week the national production campaign in the Poniente de Almería, with excellent expectations of demand for the product. The brand aims to lead the change of paradigm of watermelon consumption only associated with summer, taking into account that the availability of Watermelon Fashion in the market is eight months a year.

    Spain: horticultural exports rise 1% in 2017 to exceed € 12,700M

    The Spanish export of fresh fruits and vegetables in 2017 increased by 1% compared to 2016, totaling 12,704 million euros. In volume, they registered an increase of 0.5%, standing at 12.6 million tons, according to data from the General Directorate of Customs, made public on February 21, not meeting the initial growth forecasts, due to the retreat of the months of November and December, also slowing down the growth rate in relation to 2016 and 2015.

    Syngenta brings FRUIT LOGISTICA 2018 its main innovations in horticulture

    Syngenta has deployed in FRUIT LOGISTICA 2018 its latest innovations in plant innovation, with which it aims to differentiate itself and become the partner of choice for the entire food chain.

    Bayer, sponsor of the 14th Congress of solanaceae and III of cucurbitaceae, held in Valencia

    Bayer has participated in the Solanaceae and Cucurbit genomics Congress, held from 3th to 6th September at the Valencia Congress Center, which has brought together more than 400 scientists from all over the world to share experiences and knowledge in the field of the molecular genomics of these two important plant families, with crops as important in Spain as pepper, tomato, eggplant and cucumber, zucchini, melon and watermelon.
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    Verd Camps Fruits, first European company certified in the calculation of water footprint and carbon in watermelon

    Verd Camp Fruits, associated with Grupo AGF since 2007, is the first European company to be certified in the calculation and verification of its water and carbon footprint for the cultivation of Fashion watermelon, being the first time a horticultural production company has evaluated sustainability and water and carbon efficiency in the cultivation of watermelon, in general, and Fashion watermelon, in particular.

    Melon and watermelon: heat changes the trend in the sector and prices rise

    After a difficult start of the campaign for melon and watermelon due to the absence of high temperatures, the heat during June and July, both in Spain and in the export markets, allowed the rebound of the quotations.

    The sinking of the quotations compromises the future of Valencian watermelon

    The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) denounces the collapse of the watermelon in its quotations, as a result of the bearish pressure that in recent years has been exercising the great distribution. Low prices that, according to this organization, seriously compromise the future of this crop in the autonomous community of Valencia, as evidenced by the fact that in a period of seven years their area of cultivation has been reduced by almost 30% .

    Prices of melon and watermelon are down 60% and 10%, respectively, compared to last season

    The Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organizations of Almería (COEXPHAL) has described as "very bad" the current melon and watermelon campaign, given that farmers who have opted for these fruits typical of the Almeria spring season are enduring its sale at prices below the threshold of profitability. All this translates into a little viable campaign in which, in the case of melon, the average contribution to date is 60% below the average of last year. As for watermelon, their prices have fallen 10% compared to the previous season.