Ji'nan watermelon is 30% less than previous years. It is estimated that the price of melon is not less than 1 yuan per catty.
summer is a good time to eat watermelons, and now open watermelons have been on the market. The reporter recently visited some watermelon sales points to understand that most of the watermelons sold on the market now come from Zhangqiu and Qihe, and most of the melon farmers have also confirmed to reporters that this year's watermelon reduction has become a final decision, about 1/3 less than the previous year.
in the 10 mu District of the calendar, the farmers from Zhangqiu Gao Guan Village, who are keeping a car for selling watermelons, go to town and sell watermelons with his wife. Since last month, two couples have been stationed in the district to sell watermelons.
according to Shan tin, he sells most of the watermelons from his melon field, and he has planted 10 mu of watermelon in his home. According to the harvest in previous years, a total of seventy thousand or eighty thousand catties of watermelon were collected last year, but this year's output is more serious than in previous years.
the reporter learned that watermelons began to go on the market in large quantities since May. The original watermelons sold on the market were mostly watermelon or watermelon in the shed, but now the watermelons in the market are basically local watermelons. A number of melon vendors told reporters that the watermelon sold in the Ji'nan market is mostly from two places in Zhangqiu and Qihe.
the reporter visited a number of temporary stalls selling watermelons. It was learned that the retail price of watermelons is 1.5 yuan per Jin, and the price is relatively stable for more than half a month. Many vendors have also confirmed to reporters that watermelons in the open area have less production than they have in previous years because of the lack of local rainwater this year, but this year's watermelons are more sweet than previous watermelons.
it is reported that the local watermelon has been listed in large quantities and is expected to continue selling for two or three months. Last year, the lowest retail price of watermelon per Jin was 0.8 yuan per Jin, but many traders estimated that the price of watermelons could be maintained at more than 1 yuan per jin of watermelons this year because of the decrease of production.