Ukraine: In 2024, the planted areas of watermelons and melons increased by 4.3% and 5.5%, respectively

According to UKAB analyst Maksym Hopka, this year we should expect a record harvest of watermelons during the full-scale invasion — 239.2 thousand tons. This is how the expert commented on melon production in Ukraine to Forbes Ukraine. In particular, he noted that due to a full-scale invasion in 2022, the production of watermelons and cantaloupes was significantly reduced. Production of watermelons halved, and melons by -35%. If 400.1 thousand tons of watermelons were collected in 2021, then in 2023 - 215.7 thousand tons. The geographical trends in watermelon cultivation have changed. In 2020, the structure of the regions was as follows: Kherson (165.2 thousand tons), Poltava (35.5 thousand tons), Zaporizhia (21.4 thousand tons), Vinnytsia (20.3 thousand tons), Luhansk (18, 8 thousand tons). According to the data of 2023, completely different regions became the leaders in the production of watermelons: Dnipropetrovsk (43.4 thousand tons), Poltava (37.2 thousand tons), Vinnytsia ...