Melon growers in despair: Hail-damaged watermelons and melons are rotting in the fields of Abay region (Kazakhstan)

Published 2024년 8월 8일

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Farmers in Kazakhstan's Abay region have been forced to feed their damaged watermelon harvest to cattle due to unprecedented hailstorms. The damaged watermelons have rotted in the fields and are no longer suitable for human consumption. The farmers are now seeking an extension of the loans they took out for sowing melons and are in negotiations with the bank to defer the loan for a year. The law does not provide compensation for damage if the areas are not insured.

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Farmers in Kazakhstan's Abay region intend to feed the current watermelon harvest to cattle, EastFruit reports. As melon growers told the KTK TV channel, ripe watermelons were damaged by hail, they rotted in the fields, and now there is no point in harvesting them. Farmers are asking for an extension of loans taken out for sowing melons. As APK Novosti reminds, an unprecedented hailstorm hit the districts of Abay region about ten days ago. Spoiled watermelons and melons began to rot right in the field. Meanwhile, farmers were supposed to start harvesting right now. Read also: Melon for cows: in the south of Kazakhstan, they don't know what to do with the unclaimed volume of melons As one of the farmers reported, there is no point in harvesting watermelons now, there will be no buyers for the goods. All that can be done now is to let the cattle into the field. At the same time, melon growers complain that they now have nothing to pay off the ...

Source: Eastfruit