Late-maturing watermelons and Hami melons become hot sellers on the market
As the two festivals approach, watermelons and melons that were previously slow-selling have finally seen their prices return to normal. They have become one of the fruit options many citizens are considering for the holidays.
On September 8, at the Carrefour supermarket Dabazha store, promotional watermelons were selling for 1.2 yuan per kilogram, and melons for 3.99 yuan per kilogram.
On September 8, a reporter saw at the Carrefour supermarket Dabazha store that promotional watermelons here were selling for 1.2 yuan per kilogram and melons for 3.99 yuan per kilogram. Compared with 20 days ago, watermelons rose three to four times, and melons rose by about 20%.
At present, what supplies the Urumqi market is late-maturing watermelons and late-maturing melons. Among them, late-maturing watermelons and melons mainly come from the Beitun area of Altay. The late-maturing Hami melons come from Naomaohu in Hami. Because Hami melons have a famous name, this year they have even been snapped up by e-commerce platforms nationwide, with a large portion sold to the interior as gifts for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This year, the Hami melons from Naomaohu in Hami are very popular, mainly because they hit the market before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Through Chenbao Wo Lai GO in partnership with interior media, including Henan's Dahe Daily and Shaanxi's Huashang Daily, they have been sold nationwide, and as of now more than 13,000 cases have been sold.
At the Beiyuanchun fruit market, a reporter learned that the current wholesale and retail price of Hami melons has reached 6 yuan. Although the price is not cheap, they are still selling briskly. "We sell fifty or sixty cases of Hami melons a day. Now among customers buying Hami melons, those buying them as gifts and those buying them for their own consumption are basically half and half," said merchant Liu Yunqing.
At community fruit shops, watermelons currently retail for 1.5 to 2 yuan per kilogram, melons retail for 3 to 4 yuan per kilogram, and authentic Hami melons from Hami City sell for 6-8 yuan per kilogram. At a fruit shop on Donghou Street, a reporter saw a consumer weigh just half a Hami melon, and it cost 15 yuan.
"The festival is almost here. Now it is not only ordinary households consuming watermelons and Hami melons; many hotels and KTVs are also placing large orders. Watermelons and Hami melons are generally indispensable fruits in fruit platters. Compared with four or five days ago, watermelons, melons and Hami melons have all increased, with Hami melons increasing the most, estimated at 30%."** said Chen Jincheng, a fruit wholesaler at Jiuding Agricultural Products Wholesale Market.