Cantaloupe melon with firm, orange, moderately sweet flesh. In 2016, global production of melons, including cantaloupes, was 31.2 million tonnes, with China accounting for 51% of the world total (15.9 million tonnes). Other significant countries growing cantaloupe were Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and India, with each producing 1 to 1.9 million tonnes. Cantaloupe is normally eaten as a fresh fruit, as a salad, or as a dessert with ice cream or custard. Melon pieces wrapped in prosciutto are a familiar antipasto. The seeds are edible and may be dried for use as a snack. Because the surface of a cantaloupe can contain
Cantaloupe strike of 1928 Imperial County. About twenty thousand people, one-third of the county’s total population, were persons of Mexican descent”. The Mexican immigrants were integrating themselves into American society and many people in the United States harbored hostilities towards them for just that fact alone. Cantaloupe pickers had three main demands for their employers: “better housing conditions, safeguards against defaulting contractors, and proper insurance under the Workmen’s Compensation Act”. The major issue was defaulting contractors because the workers were losing their wages. Growers would retain 20 to 25 percent of the workers’ wages, then give the wages to a contractor to hold in