Watermelon summer: Why are crops not always pleasing to Kazakh melon growers?

Harvesting campaign has begun at Kazakh melon growers. What will be the results of the gross harvest, will there be enough Kazakh watermelons for export, and what does the ruble exchange rate have to do with it? This was reported by the Agrosektor.kz portal with reference to Energyprom.kz analysts. According to experts, there are prerequisites that at the end of the season, the gross harvest of watermelons and melons will be higher than a year earlier. More on this later, first about the sad. The past year was not easy for farmers, and for the first time in the past few years, the overall harvest of melons and gourds has decreased in Kazakhstan. Peasant farms reported receiving 2.6 million tons of such products - 7.1% less than in 2021. In general, a minus in the melon harvest statistics appeared for the first time since 2017, earlier the harvest dynamics was only positive. It is noted that the Turkestan region has become the most "watermelon" region in Kazakhstan. According to ...