Wet weather, low prices put damper on watermelon season

  • THE 2026 WATERMELON season has been a difficult one for Texas growers. Wet conditions created a number of issues and poor prices exacerbated those issues. Photo courtesy of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife
    THE 2026 WATERMELON season has been a difficult one for Texas growers. Wet conditions created a number of issues and poor prices exacerbated those issues. Photo courtesy of Michael Miller/ Texas A&M AgriLife

    Wet weather and bad prices have made it difficult for Texas watermelon producers this growing season, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts.

    Kevin Crosby, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research vegetable breeder, professor and associate headofgraduateprograms in the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences, said persistent rains across watermelon producing areas in South Texas have …