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Costa Rica: Increase in melon sales to Eastern European countries expected
Yellow Honeydew, Piel de Sapo and Cantaloupe could be the most popular varietiesOver the next few years, Costa Rica expects to increase its melon sales, particularly to Eastern European countries. The purchasing power of these countries has grown and their demand for tropical fruits is increasing. As Procomer (the Foreign
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Melon Today - July 2010
Milas Russel:“Consumption would outpace population growth if the major stores would demand flavor rather than price”
Interview with Milas Russell, President of Sandstone Marketing
Sandstone Marketing is a melon specialized company in the USA which works as melon grower, harvester and shipper. In an interview with Melon Today, its president, Mr. Milas Russell, assures that flavor is the most important aspect of selling more fruit, and that this is what makes his company different. He also remarks that price shouldn’t be the key, but flavor.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Melon Today - July 2010
Hermanos Bruñó becomes the first company to label melons in Braille
The company distributes its products within Spain and overseasOn 1 June, the Castellón-based company Hermanos Bruñó began to label its 5-star melon (“5 estrellas”) using the Braille system. The printing technique employed to create the label does not distort the current brand image, and the raised letters, in the form
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Melon Today - July 2010
France: Melon production to decrease 13% in 2010
Production of 110,000 tonnes anticipated in the South-Eastern regionsAfter the exceptional yield reported in 2009, it is expected that France will produce approximately 250,000 t of melons in 2010, a decrease of 13% in comparison with the previous year, according to Interfel, the French Association of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Melon Today - July 2010
Spain: Melon acreage remains fairly stable in Jan-Apr 2010
Melon acreage in Castilla-La Mancha increases 6.95%, ending the downward trendIn April 2010, melon acreage in Spain totalled 31,103 hectares, a slight decrease of 0.82% compared with 12 months earlier, according to a report released by the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM). Nevertheless, this is
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Melon Today - July 2010
