The first auction of Yubari King, a kind of cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yubari City, is held at the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on May 22, 2025. This year, they were sold for 1 million Japanese yen (about US$ 6,900) for two melons, 2 million yen cheaper than last year. According to the buyer, a merchant in Otaru City, they plan to sell the melons cut up at their store. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

The first auction of Yubari King, a kind of cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yubari City, is held at the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on May 22, 2025. This year, they were sold for 1 million Japanese yen (about US$ 6,900) for two melons, 2 million yen cheaper than last year. According to the buyer, a merchant in Otaru City, they plan to sell the melons cut up at their store. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images ) Banque D'Images
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Associated Press

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5000 x 4009 px | 42,3 x 33,9 cm | 16,7 x 13,4 inches | 300dpi

Date de la prise de vue:

25 mai 2025

Photographe:

Ryoichiro Kida

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