The occupiers offer Melitopol farmers in Ukraine $50 per ton of wheat
Ukraine
Published Jul 5, 2022
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In the temporarily occupied Melitopol district, harvesting of winter grains has begun. This was announced by Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov, writes Kurkul.com.
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"Harvest has begun in Melitopol district. Those who sowed winter crops have already begun to harvest them. But now there is a disaster - where will the harvest go? farmers have announced the price for which they are ready to buy the winter wheat crop — UAH 1,800/t. This is less than $50/ton, which is even lower than the cost of cultivation," the mayor noted. According to him, the sowing for the 2023 harvest is now in question. "Farmers already have an answer, they will not sow in the fall and this is a food threat, both for the temporarily occupied territories and for Ukraine as a whole," Ivan Fedorov said. At the same time, the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andryushchenko, noted that the invaders started harvesting in the Mariupol district, but in fact, this is theft from agricultural holdings and farmers. Only those who are actively involved in the collaboration are allowed to harvest. “For others, direct blackmail on terms is left exclusively for their own use. The ...
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