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Handles that have broken the record belongs to the variety ' Taiyo no tamago’ ('Egg from the Sun').
Two mangoes grown in the Japanese prefecture of Miyazaki (Southwest) they reached the record price of 300.000 Yen (2.340 EUR) in the first auction of this agricultural season in Japan.
With a minimum weight of 350 grams and high sugar levels, These handles of the variety “Taiyo no tamago” (“egg of the Sun”) they are subject to very strict selection criteria, as your weight - top to the 350 g unit- and its high sugar content.
Lot of two-man reached the figure of 300.000 Yen (2.340 EUR), during the first auction of the season in Miyazaki, on the island of Kyushu (Southwest), a record price for second consecutive year.
Happy buyer, a department store in Fukuoka City, located on the same island, He did that its precise treasure who offered would air a discounted rate (210.000 Yen) lucky customers, He said the agricultural Federation of Miyazaki Prefecture.
The local farmers cooperative provides that the production of these prized fruits reach this season the 1.010 tons.
[quote]Japan is traditional agricultural products mark the beginning of the season auctioning.[/quote]
On these dates, It is traditional that in Japan the agricultural products that mark the start of the season auction. The first specimens, It reached exorbitant prices, sold more advertising and symbolic spirit which with lucrative pursuit.
Other highly prized fruits, melons, they reach each year delirious figures. The absolute record data of 2008, When two cantaloupe melons were sold by a whopping of 2,5 million yen (19.500 euros at the current Exchange).
Strawberries have nothing to envy them. A luxury brand, particularly in vogue this year, It has come to sell to 390 Euro unit.
In June the auction in the first black watermelon variety 'Densuke' Hokkaido is also famous, a precious fruit famous for its black and shiny skin and which are paid high prices.
Although they do not necessarily disbursed these sums of money, the Japanese tend not to look at the Pocket when you buy, especially if it's give fruits, a precious gift in the archipelago.
In the departments of greengrocers in department stores or specialty shops, These works of art from nature are exposed as if they were jewels, protected by a net of white muslin. Often sold by units, Apples, Pears, peaches or the uves exhibit perfect shapes and leave an exquisite taste in the mouth.
Even in ordinary supermarkets, the fruits are still expensive: a simple Apple costs equivalent to 2 EUR.