Deir Ezzor farmer reports higher watermelon-seed machinery costs
One farmer planted 40 dunams and says extraction machinery now costs US$80 hourly.
- Publish date: 2026-10-21
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
- Reading time: 1 min read
Hamidi al-Habash told SANA he planted 40 dunams (40,000 square metres), versus over 100 the previous year. Seed-extraction machinery rose from US$35 to US$80 per hour. Diesel and fertilizer support remains planned, not delivered.