Produce Marketing Association

Shippers expect fewer watermelons for Labor Day

Watermelon buyers should expect high prices to continue through Labor Day because heat brought on early East Coast and Midwestern volumes that might not sustain until the end-of-summer holiday. Randy Smith, vice president and salesman for Midwest Marketing Co. Inc., Vincennes, Ind., said watermelon demand exceeds supply.
 

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