Shipment of square watermelons begins in Kagawa

Shipment of square watermelons begins in Kagawa

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in Kagawa Prefecture make preparations June 12 for the shipment of square watermelons that look like huge dice. The Zentsuji branch of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (Zen-Noh) will ship about 700 cubic watermelons, grown in 19 x 19 centimeter glass boxes, to the domestic market as well as to Hong Kong and Canada, among other places. The specialty of the Zentsuji cooperative fetches around 10,000 yen each wholesale and is only for exhibition. (Kyodo)

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