Pair of Premium Melons Fetched Record $24,800 at Japan's Hokkaido Annual Auction, Reports Say

TOKYO (Sputnik) - A pair of premium Yubari melons fetched 2.7 million yen ($24,800) at this year's first watermelon auction in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, 22.5 times higher than the winning bid for the last year's premium fruit, media reported on Monday.

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