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Winter Melon
Benincasa hispida
Large, thick-skinned gourds with a long storage life.
Winter melons with a hard waxed skin that travels and stores well. Loaded whole for wholesale markets, or sized for food-service cuts on request.
Supply window: Harvest Jul–Nov · stored after harvest. Grades and pack formats are confirmed per contract.
Order details
What a winter melon order covers
The table is the working basis for an inquiry. Values are confirmed in writing before produce is ordered.
- Supply window
- Harvest Jul–Nov, stored after harvest
- Grading
- Gourds graded by weight and skin condition
- Packing
- Loose in ventilated crate or bulk bin
- Loading
- Ventilated container or reefer, set point agreed per order
- Documents
- Phytosanitary and origin documents per destination
Handling before the container is sealed
Skin check
Gourds with cuts or soft spots are removed before loading.
Dry storage
Fruit is held in ventilated shade rather than a wet cold room.
Loading
Crates are braced so heavy gourds do not shift in transit.
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Loading winter melon this season?
Send the size grade, pack format and destination port. We confirm what can be packed and loaded in your window.
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