在这炎炎夏日，“冰镇西瓜 空调”的神仙组合简直是消暑必备。
Watermelon is synonymous with summer. Just the thought of the sweet and juicy fruit sparks images of sweltering hot days and racing to finish a freshly cut slice before its juices drip down your arm.
据农业农村部监测数据显示，自三月下旬早熟西瓜进入市场开始，销量就在逐步上升，线上水果消费市场也迎来了消费热潮。
美团优选数据显示，自西瓜上市以来，全国消费者对西瓜的需求逐步上升，西瓜销量增长迅速。5月23日-5月29日这一周环比五月第一周，西瓜的销量提升近200%，其中“黑美人”西瓜整体销量同比增速最快，同比增长超50%。
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, since early-ripening watermelons entered the market in late March sales have gradually increased and the online fruit market has also seen a consumption boom.
According to the data of Meituan, since watermelons entered the market, the demand for watermelons among consumers across the country has gradually increased and the sales of watermelon have grown rapidly. From May 23 to May 29, the sales of watermelons increased by nearly 200% compared with the first week of May. Among them, the overall sales of "Black Beauty" watermelons increased the fastest year on year, with a year-on-year increase of more than 50%.
中国西瓜产量惊人
中国既是西瓜消费强国，也是西瓜生产大国。
根据国家统计局以及联合国粮农组织数据库统计，2020年，中国西瓜种植面积在世界西瓜种植面积中占比近半，达到46.04%，是全球最大的西瓜生产国和消费国。
According to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, China accounted for 46.04 percent of the world's watermelon planting area in 2020, making the country the largest producer and consumer of the fruit.
据全球统计数据库Statista，中国2010年至2020年的西瓜产量均突破6000万吨。第二大西瓜生产国土耳其，产量却远不及中国的十分之一。中国的断层式数据令其他国家望尘莫及。这惊人的产量，是连吃瓜群众也要惊掉下巴的程度！
图源：Statista官网
为什么外国人很少吃西瓜？
据统计，中国人每年吃掉的西瓜高达160亿个，平均每人每年要吃掉100斤。
在外国影视片中，很少看到西瓜的身影。外国人不是不喜欢吃西瓜，很大部分原因是价格太贵了……
数据显示，在华盛顿和纽约，一公斤包装好准备出口的美国西瓜的生产价格约为6.91美元（约合人民币46元）。
A kilo of US Watermelon is around $6.91 in Washington and New York, packed and ready for export.
网友分享自己在海外买瓜的糟心经历。
“瑞士超市的西瓜，35rmb 1/8瓢。”
