Ukraine: Odessa agronomist expects high prices for watermelon

Published 2023년 6월 16일

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Agro Yug Export, which cultivates watermelons in the Odesa region's Suvorov village, is expecting high prices this year due to cold weather conditions that have negatively affected watermelon and cantaloupe development. These crops require a minimum night temperature of 15 degrees and daytime temperatures of 25-30 degrees to grow properly. The cold spring and summer so far have resulted in lost crops for vegetable growers who sowed watermelons early. Ihor Syerikov, an agronomist with the company, predicts that melon prices could surpass last year's rates, where watermelons were sold at UAH 30/kg.

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Ihor Syerikov, an agronomist at Agro Yug Export, which grows watermelons from seeds in the village of Suvorov in Odesa region, suggested that this year the prices for these products will be high due to the cold weather, which prevents the development of these heat-loving plants. This is reported in the Yug.Today story. "This year, a very cold spring and a very cold beginning of summer so far. In order for watermelon and cantaloupe to develop well, a minimum night temperature of 15 degrees and 25-30 degrees and above during the day is required. Watermelon and cantaloupe are heat-loving southern plants that love water and sun." He added that vegetable growers who sowed watermelons early lost them. The ...

Source: Agrotimes