Watermelons see mediocre demand in offseason
With watermelons in offshore season, supplies right now are looking average. “We’re buying out of Mexico right now and it’s been okay. The quality is hit and miss,” says Sav Tsoukalas, president, Savco Worldwide, Inc. in Mississauga, Canada. “I think it’s just cool weather and not a systemic issue such as disease in the fields. It’s maybe that you hit a pocket of poor quality because it was raining for a few days.” Supplies of watermelons are also currently coming from Brazil and Guatemala. Meanwhile Florida has been planting this week for the spring watermelon season.
Source: freshplaza.com