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[The Epoch Times, May 23, 2022] (The Epoch Times reporter Zhao Fenghua comprehensive report) Extreme zero epidemic prevention caused disasters to people's livelihood. Under the closure of Shanghai, watermelons were unsalable, and melon farmers urgently asked for help. At the same time, Shanghai citizens could not buy them. Melons, I can't afford melons. On May 23, "Shanghai Watermelon Unsaleable Melon Farmers Ask for Help" appeared on Weibo's hot search list, sparking heated discussions among netizens. The 1.2 million jin "Nanhui 8424" watermelon is ripe, but has no market. It is about to rot in the ground. The melon farmers cry to the media for help. There are nearly 20 melon farmers who have asked the reporter for help. According to the farmers, they have planted 290 acres of watermelons this year. It is estimated that the yield of watermelon per mu is about 4,000 kilograms. This year, there is sufficient sunshine and high temperature, and the harvest and growth are better than in previous years. At present, the first crop of watermelons has matured, but no purchasers have come to buy them. The melon farmers are very anxious. In previous years, their watermelons Don't worry about sales, every year around mid-April, buyers and cooperatives will come to the field for wholesale and purchase. When the market is good, they can sell for 7 yuan per catty (RMB, the same below). "However, this year, every street vendor has If we can’t get in, we can’t get out.” A merchant said that after the implementation of the epidemic blockade in Shanghai, some major roads entering and leaving the fields were interrupted and “blocked by large stones weighing thousands of pounds”. The seedlings, food and lodging are all in the melon shed. The farmer said that after planting watermelons for more than 20 years, it was the first time that the watermelons were ripe but could not be sold.