The first 160 tons of watermelons have already been harvested in the Kherson region (Ukraine)

The article reports that watermelon harvesting has commenced in the Kherson region, with initial yields at 160 tons. Despite the challenges of the ongoing conflict, including the occupation of part of the region and the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, which damaged irrigation systems, farmers are persevering to produce the famous Kherson watermelons. The region, which historically contributed 34% of Ukraine's melon crop, is expected to collect 6,000 tons in the deoccupied area in 2023.

In the Kherson region they began to harvest melons and melons. Farmers have already collected the first 160 tons of the famous Kherson watermelons, EastFruit writes with reference to a message from the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (OVA) Alexander Prokudin on Telegram. “About a thousand hectares are sown with melons. The field is in full swing with early watermelons being collected. The first 160 tons of watermelons have been collected. And subsequently, Ukrainians will be able to purchase Kherson watermelons in different parts of our country,” Prokudin wrote. He recalled that before the full-scale invasion of Russia and the occupation of part of the region, every third Ukrainian watermelon or melon was grown in the Kherson region. “Despite everything, farmers do not give up. Agricultural producers are working not to leave us without the famous and delicious Kherson watermelons and melons,” added the head of the OBA. Read also: The price of watermelon has ...