
Business May 25, 2020
Price of Hokkaido melons at season's first auction drops sharply
A pair of melons grown in the Hokkaido city of Yubari sold for ¥120,000 ($1,100) in the season's first auction on Monday, 2.4 percent of the price at last year's auction. Prices for the two premium cantaloupes at the wholesale market have generally gone over ...