The sown area of melons in the Volgograd region of Russia in 2023 increased by 13%

The sown area of melons and melons in the Volgograd region in 2023 increased by 13% compared to 2022 - to 10.8 thousand hectares. This was reported to TASS by the regional agriculture committee. “The sown area under melons and food crops in the organized sector in the Volgograd region in 2022 amounted to 9.5 thousand hectares, in 2023 - 10.8 thousand hectares,” a committee representative told TASS. According to the Committee of Agriculture of the Volgograd Region, the region ranks third in the Russian Federation in the production of melons, which are supplied to the regions of the Russian Federation. In addition, this season, 2.7 thousand tons of Volgograd watermelons were sold for direct export to Belarus. Agricultural producers in the Volgograd region are compensated for 30% of the costs incurred for the purchase of elite melon seeds. Manufacturers also have access to government support for the technical re-equipment of reclamation systems. New varieties of melons, adapted to ...