Melon madness
Published: 19 Apr. 2026, 18:14
Updated: 19 Apr. 2026, 18:19
![Watermelons are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on April 19. Watermelon sales at Emart jumped 82.8 percent in the first 16 days of the month from a year earlier, while Lotte Mart reported a 40.5 percent increase over the same period. Sales rose as unseasonably warm weather boosted demand. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/04/19/f342c9d9-bd1e-4e44-b7cb-09f44ad1e4fa.jpg)
Watermelons are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on April 19. Watermelon sales at Emart jumped 82.8 percent in the first 16 days of the month from a year earlier, while Lotte Mart reported a 40.5 percent increase over the same period. Sales rose as unseasonably warm weather boosted demand. [YONHAP]
Watermelons are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul on April 19. Watermelon sales at Emart jumped 82.8 percent in the first 16 days of the month from a year earlier, while Lotte Mart reported a 40.5 percent increase over the same period. Sales rose as unseasonably warm weather boosted demand.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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