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Watermelon

Watermelon (citrilus vulgaris)

The varieties that are marketed mainly are:

  • Black and white seedless.
  • Black

 

Size and Categories
SIZE AND CATEGORIES QUALITY STANDARDS FOR SELECTING WATERMELON
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Standarisation of Sizes
SIZE WEIGHT
2 7 to 9 Kg
3 5 to 7 Kg
4 4 to 6 Kg
5 3 to 5 Kg
6
2 to 4 Kg
 
-Category I: 
Watermelons mature, well developed and formed, consistent and clean.
Free from cuts and scratches that effect the conservation.
-Category II:
Includes:
·  Global defective appearence.
·  Skin defects that do not affect conservation.
·  Shape and colour defects.
·  Fruit from dead plant, if this does not affect the consistency of the watermelon.
·  Hollow.
·  Internal cracking.
·  Small, 1,5 - 2 Kg.
 
Quality Controls
 
 This product complies with AENOR quality certification:
  • UNE 155000:2008
  • UNE 155109:2009
  • GLOBALGAP (EURPEGAP) GR IFA V 3.1
  • B.R.C. PROTOCOL
 
 Market Presentation 
PRESENTATION SIZES WEIGHT OF PACK TYPE OF PACK PAKCS/PALETS 120*100 PACKS/PALETS 120*80
LOOSE
6-7
15 Kg
CARBOARD 60 --
LOOSE
4-5-6 
22 kg
CARBOARD 45 36
LOOSE 6 22 kg CARBOARD 50 36
LOOSE 2 15 kg CARBOARD 64 36
LOOSE 3 22 kg CARBOARD 45 36
 
Product Presentation 
 
 
Kgs. Sold in the 2009/2010 Season 
COUNTRY KG.
FRANCE 252.607
ENGLAND 63.895
HOLLAND 875.273
GERMANY 235.675
SPAIN 4.726.770
FINLAND 198.403
OTHERS 75.091
TOTAL 6.427.714
 

 

 


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