TOKYO, May 25 — A pair of premium Japanese melons sold today for just a slice of the ¥5 million (RM200,720) reached at auction last year, as the coronavirus bites hard. The melons from Yubari on the northern island of Hokkaido sold for a snip at ¥120,000 at the season’s first auction — 40...
A pair of melons produced in Yubari which was sold for ¥120,000 during the season's first auction in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture on May 25, 2020. — AFP pic
The melons from Yubari on the northern island of Hokkaido sold for a snip at ¥120,000 at the season’s first auction — 40 times less than last year’s record price tag. The virus meant the auction was smaller than usual and mostly made up of lower net worth individuals. The wholesale market has been closed since April 20 as part of actions to stem the spread of the coronavirus, but held a one-off auction to drum up support for local products.
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