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Cantaloupe Sales Bounce Back in Colorado

by Associated Press
by Danielle Kreutter

Story Created: Aug 18, 2012 at 7:58 PM MDT

Story Updated: Aug 20, 2012 at 9:16 AM MDT

ROCKY FORD, Colo.- Nearly a year after tainted cantaloupes from southeast Colorado sickened hundreds and caused a nationwide melon scare, farmers in Rocky Ford say they're having a strong season.

This year's crop is smaller, but the farmers who banded together to brand the Rocky Ford cantaloupes have spent nearly $1 million in safety upgrades and now they say their efforts have paid off because they've been seeing their cantaloupes fly off the shelves.

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