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Japón Fruta Bien de Lujo
Japón Fruta Bien de Lujo
NACIONAL DE
INGENIERA
Facultad de Ingeniera
Industrial y de Sistemas
MICROECONOM IA
margaritamondragonh@gmail.com
Agosto Diciembre 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-radio-and-tv-1735946
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Farmer Masaomi Suzuki tends his crop. The musk melons are
highly-prized; though they are originally from Central Asia, the
sweet melons have become a popular gift in Japan. Some
farmers have even managed to breed square melons.
The melons are sold in boxes of six matched fruits. The ideal
specimen is a perfect sphere, with even webbing across its surface.
The T-shaped stalk on the top must also be present.
These melons are being sold at 33,600 yen for two ($408). The shop's
management estimates 80% of purchases are for gifts, with the
remaining shoppers buying the fruit for their own consumption.
Similar care goes into the production of apples, which must be large
with an even red skin. Japanese farmers are protected from competition
from abroad by high tariffs on imported produce.