The first Ukrainian batches of watermelons appeared on the market

The first Ukrainian batches of early varieties of watermelons appeared on the market on Monday, July 12. The season of watermelons this year began almost 2 weeks later than a year earlier, due to unfavorable weather conditions. Growers also report that rain and hail in spring caused significant damage to the watermelon harvest. So, some producers even had to replant the area planted with watermelons again. The prices for the first batches are at the level of $0.33-0.44/kg (EXW), which is on average 2.7 times more expensive than in the same period last year because of limited supply this year.