Prices around the nation: Cantaloupe

Prices for cantaloupe around the nation ranged from $1.48 to $4.99 each on June 16, according to U.S. Marketing Services.

Prices around the nation: cantaloupe
Prices around the nation: cantaloupe
(Map by Alison Fulton; graphic by Amelia Freidline)

Prices for cantaloupe around the nation ranged from $1.48 to $4.99 each on June 16, according to U.S. Marketing Services. Each week the firm looks at prices for a particular commodity at four retailers in eight major cities across the U.S.

On June 16, cantaloupe prices averaged $3.09 each, with fruit on ad at seven of the 31 stores surveyed, according to the firm.

More on cantaloupe:
Traditional, value-added, alternative melons all expected to sell
Stable volume expected for Classic Fruit Co.
Westside Produce looks for stable melon volumes
California melon shipments under pressure but new year brings new expectations
This melon’s got moxy, says Del Monte Fresh Produce

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