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Experts: Kherson region watermelons this year yild to rise 10%
10.07.2019 19:12 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of now, the Kherson region early watermelons’ harvesting is full swing within the Kherson region, EastFruit says referring to the Kherson Regional State Administration Agroindustrial Development Department experts’ report.
As to the report, the watermelons are shippped by trucks to all the Ukrainian regions. The watermelons are being sold at all Ukrainian major wholesale markets, such as «Shuvar» (Lviv region), «Stolychniy» (Kiyv) and «Pochatok» (Odessa).
«This year the Kherson region agrarians have retained their cucurbits’ sown area unchanged against last year (23,000 ha), but the watermelons’ and melons’ gross crop is expected to be up against last year due to this year Jun rains having positevely affected the cucurbits’ yield. Thus, the watermelons’ yield is expected to boost 10% this year,» the experts say.
It is to be admitted, as of now, the Ukrainian domestic market watermelons’ wholesale price is UAH68 per kg; the experts affirm as soon as Ukrainian agrarians start large-scale watermelons’ harvesting by end Jul, domestic watermelons’ wholesale price will fall to UAH1.50 per kg;
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