Ukraine: More than half a thousand tons of watermelons and melons were collected in the Kherson Region

Published 2023년 9월 3일

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Farmers in the Kherson region of Ukraine have already collected 590 tons of melon crops, along with other products such as grain, rapeseed, potatoes, and vegetables. However, due to the temporary occupation of part of the region, the harvest is significantly smaller than before the war. In an effort to compensate for the lack of watermelons, cultivation of the crop has started in other regions of Ukraine, leading to an increased supply and a subsequent decrease in watermelon prices.

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Since the beginning of the season, the farmers of the Kherson region have already collected 590 tons of melon crops, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson OVA, said in an interview with "Interfax-Ukraine". Already 590 tons of melon products have been collected... We also collected 58.5 thousand tons of grain, 4.4 thousand tons of rapeseed, 16.3 thousand tons of potatoes, various vegetables - about 30 thousand tons: these are tomatoes and onions, he noted. Follow the news in a convenient format: Follow us on Twitter At the same time, Prokudin noted that harvesting will continue for the time being. Read also: Kherson Oblast plans to increase watermelon crops by five times Currently, it is difficult to say, because certain areas are mined, and at the same time we have three times less territory due to the temporary occupation of part of the region. In general, millions of tons were collected in the Kherson region before the war, and now - thousands... Now, of course, these are not ...

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