date:Mar 08, 2021
field to the consumer. The program aims to improve the trust of customers and consumers in both the safety and the quality of its cantaloupe melons, especially after the health issue reported in 2018.
According to Hort Innovation's latest statistics, 190,024 tons of melons worth $ 152.1 million were produced in the year ending June 2020. The value was five percent higher than in the previous year, despite a 13 percent drop in the volume. Out of the total, 58,136 tons corresponded to melons (ca