Keith Connell expands Mexican watermelon deal
Keith Connell expands Mexican watermelon deal
“We have a big watermelon deal from Hermosillo, Mexico, this year,” said Mike Meyer, a salesman for Keith Connell Inc., based in Stillwell, KS.
Meyer said a very aggressive sales effort from Mexico a year ago paid off and led to expansion this season. “It was tough to sell last year, but everyone with a phone and computer was getting a quote.”
The Mexican deal for Connell will run through Memorial Day, “then when we’re done we have a small deal in Georgia,” he said. The Georgia deal runs for 10 to 14 days, “and then we have a big deal in southeast Missouri, which typically starts July 10. A lot of that depends on the weather.”
The first, light Missouri planting began in the first week of April.