Market and International Trade

 

Market and International Trade:

 

Domestic and Export Market Requirement:
The largest producer of cantaloupes and other melons worldwide in 2004 was China, accounting for over 50 percent of world production by weight, followed by Turkey with 6.1 percent, Iran was third with 4.4 percent, the U.S. fourth with 4.2 percent, and Spain fifth with 3.9 percent. Watermelons have accounted for roughly 50 percent of U.S. per capita melon consumption, cantaloupes 40 percent and honeydews about 10 percent. In 2004 watermelon consumption in US was 13 pounds per capita followed by cantaloupe consumption at 9.5 pounds and honeydew at 2.2 pounds. Consequently, US imported watermelon worth $100.6 million 91.2 % from Mexico, 3.5 % from Guatemala and 2.4 % from Costa Rica, respectively in 2004.

 

Market Price (referred to: http://faostat.fao.org/faostat/collections?subset=agriculture ):
Watermelon prices in US have varied mostly between $6 and $10 per cwt over the last decade, but peaked in 1980 at $12.19 per cwt. In 2004 the season-average price for watermelon was $7.87 per cwt. In 2006, the producer price for watermelon in US and Mexico were US109.2 /metric tonne and US180.78 per/ metric tonne, respectively.

 

Codex Alimentarius Commodities for which MRLs/EMRLs for watermelon can be found in CA-Code (VC-432).

 

Refer to UNECE STANDARD FFV-37 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of watermelons. Refer to: (http://www.unece.org/trade/agr/standard/fresh/fresh_e/37watmel.pdf )

 

Watermelon Grader’s Guide explains the U.S. Standards for watermelon. This publication is intended to help producers and shippers grade and pack watermelon. By using this guide, producers will place on the market watermelon with acceptable quality standards. Refer to: (http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0681/ )

 

COMMISSION REGULATION FOR WATERMELONS “COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1862/2004 of 26 October 2004” lays down the marketing standard applicable to watermelons. Refer to:  http://www.watermelonmessinias.gr/index.asp?section=category&cat=23&lang=en

 

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