The apple harvest in the Kirovohrad region this year will be smaller — winter varieties suffered from spring frosts.

In the farms of the Kirovohrad region, the apple harvest is ongoing. The yield of the fruit has been affected by the April frosts. There are no final data on the apple yield yet; some farms have not lost their harvest, while others have losses reaching 80%. Last year, farms and residents in their orchards collected almost 950 tons of apples. This is reported by Suspilne.Kropyvnytskyi, citing the words of Deputy Head of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development, Tetiana Buraha. According to her, this year's harvest is expected to be smaller than last year. It is predicted that apples will be collected in the region for another month. This will depend on the weather. The farm in the city of Novoukrainka is one of 13 in the region that grows apples. They have an orchard covering 25 hectares. They mainly grow winter varieties. They started harvesting in mid-September, said agronomist Oleksandr Bohoril. "We grow over ten different varieties. We started harvesting with Gala Red, ...