How did Ukrainian farmers manage to make money this season?

Published 2024년 10월 7일

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Ukrainian farmers are experiencing challenges due to extreme heat and drought, leading to failed harvests of most crops, except for melons. The diversity of melon varieties has led to high demand and good prices for them, despite logistical issues. Grape harvests are small and of poor quality due to the weather conditions, but farms with drip irrigation have managed to meet their production targets and achieve high prices. Vegetable prices are high due to the drought, resulting in lower yields, with onions being particularly expensive. Farmers may adjust their planting areas next year based on these results.

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Incredible heat and lack of precipitation have dashed the expectations of many Ukrainian farmers. Only those who started growing melons managed to collect the planned harvest, EastFruit reports. However, farmers failed to make money on watermelons, Taras Bashtannik, president of the Ukrainian Fruit and Vegetable Association, told SEEDS in an interview. – More and more farmers have been growing melons for several years in a row, and are they able to make good money on them? – Farmers, as always, made money on early watermelons – this is a traditional story. And also on late ones, but not very significantly. And farmers failed to make money on medium, mass-produced varieties. And this is also expected. Read also: Hot weather this season has become a challenge for the Ukrainian berry business – UPOA Ukrainian farmers have significantly increased the area under melons in recent years. It has become very fashionable to plant watermelons, from Kherson to Sumy region and Volyn. It all ...

Source: Eastfruit