Watermelon
Large fruit, a short season and heavy logistics: watermelon calls for a different kind of planning from the rest of the fruit Hortiberia markets. With pieces of 3 to 8 kg and boxes of up to 22 kg, transport and palletisation weigh on the final cost as much as the product itself, which is why the technical sheet concentrates on the figures a buyer needs to calculate the pallet.
Availability
Technical data
- Category
- Melons and Watermelons
- Calibers
- 2,3,4,5,6
- Weight
- 3000 - 8000 g
- Transport temperature
- 7º - 8º
- Packaging
- Cardboard box
18 kg – Europalet 36 – Palet 45
20 kg – Europalet 36 – Palet 45
22 kg – Europalet 36 – Palet 45
Greenbox – Minigreenbox - Guarantees
- GLOBALG.A.P. and IFS across the group's growers · lot and farm traceability
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Full product sheet
May to October
Declared availability covers May to October, in parallel with Galia melon. For the European importer, this spans the whole summer demand, from the first warm weeks to the close of the season, with one origin and one commercial contact.
Weights, counts and packing
Fruit weight ranges from 3000 to 8000 g and counts available are 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 per box. Packing is in cardboard boxes of three weights, plus Greenbox and Minigreenbox presentations:
- 18 kg – 36 boxes per Euro pallet, 45 per 100×120 pallet.
- 20 kg – 36 boxes per Euro pallet, 45 per 100×120 pallet.
- 22 kg – 36 boxes per Euro pallet, 45 per 100×120 pallet.
The number of boxes per pallet is the same across the three weights, so the only variable that changes gross pallet weight is the box format chosen.
Transport at 7-8 °C
Watermelon travels at 7-8 °C. It is sensitive to excessive cold and to knocks during loading, so a stable pallet build and correct strapping matter as much as temperature. The group's growers work under standards such as GLOBALG.A.P. and IFS and the equivalents required by retail, with lot and field traceability and compliance with EU rules on residues and labelling.
Buyers who take watermelon from Hortiberia tend to reserve capacity in spring, specifying counts and box format so that the May programme starts with the pallet already calculated. Once the first loads have arrived, weekly volume is reviewed against actual sales.
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