FOXNews.com: Pair of Japanese melons fetch $15,730 at auction

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Pair of Japanese melons fetch $15,730 at auction May 29th 2013, 15:05 Published May 29, 2013 FoxNews.com Nothing brings happiness like a perfect pair of $15,730 melons. Mind out of the gutter.  We're talking about two prized cantaloupes. Two Yubari melons sold at auction in Japan on Friday for $15,730 (1.6 million yen). It marked one of the highest prices ever paid for the fruit, more than doubling the $6,000 a Japanese man paid for a 17-pound Densuke watermelon back in 2008. Although, the price was lower than the record $23,500 bid for a pair of Yubari cantaloupes also in 2008. The 8.1 pound melons were auctioned at a high-end fruit sale in the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market in northern Hokkaido. The auction took place on the first day of the season for the coveted cantaloupe. In a fruit-scarce country where a pack of 20 cherries retails for $100, the hybrid breed of Yubari melon is considered a status symbol, much like a fine wine or scotch. The buyers often purchase the fruits to present to colleagues as gifts. So next time you stab into a juicy melon, think twice. You may be destroying the produce equivalent of a 1787 Chateau Lafite Bordeaux.  Related Stories Heat, drought make for more flavorful produce Spanish fruit company delivers 500 melons to help energize Spain's European Championship Eat these foods to stay hydrated

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