Millions of melons and watermelons abandoned in two farms in Yecla, Spain

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Oct-01 Thu 10:49

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2020-Oct-01 Thu 10:49

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The Salvemos el Arabí y Comarca Platform has denounced the abandonment of millions of melons and watermelons on two farms in the municipality of Yecla, Murcia. 4 million Yellow and Galia melons cultivated this season in nearly 130 hectares of a farm located in the Umbria del Factor were abandoned there.…

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