Watermelons wholesale supply to United Kingdom
Early-season watermelons that open the European summer category in April. Cleared in Rotterdam and delivered on rotterdam consolidation → europoort → felixstowe / tilbury / purfleet — weekly consolidated sailings; 3–4 days rotterdam to uk dc.
Season
April – August
Calibres
3 – 12 kg
Delivery
Weekly consolidated sailings; 3–4 days Rotterdam to UK DC
Standards
GlobalG.A.P. + GRASP · MRL per lot
Availability
Watermelons shipping window into United Kingdom
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Programme buyers reserve weekly volume ahead of the window; spot pallets are available whenever the crop is in season and cleared stock is in the Rotterdam cold store.
Delivery points
Where we unload in United Kingdom
- London (New Covent Garden)
- Felixstowe
- Tilbury
- Spalding
- Manchester
- Birmingham
Packaging
- Retail-ready punnets and topseal
- 5 kg and 10 kg cartons
- Loose bulk cartons for market trade
- Private-label pre-pack
Who buys this
United Kingdom buyers we supply watermelons to
- New Covent Garden and regional market wholesalers
- Retail category suppliers and pre-packers
- Importers looking for a single Morocco desk
- Foodservice and wholesale cash-and-carry
Full crop specification, grading tolerances and cold-chain set points are on the Watermelons product page, and the wider United Kingdom programme is described on the United Kingdom wholesale page.
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