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  "id": "news-oct22-a5-deir-ezzor-watermelon-seed-machinery-costs",
  "language": "en",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/deir-ezzor-watermelon-seed-machinery-costs",
  "slug": "deir-ezzor-watermelon-seed-machinery-costs",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-21",
  "sourceName": "Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://sana.sy/en/economic/2352695/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Syria",
    "Agriculture",
    "Investment"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Deir Ezzor farmer reports higher watermelon-seed machinery costs",
    "summary": "One farmer planted 40 dunams and says extraction machinery now costs US$80 hourly.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "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."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)",
            "url": "https://sana.sy/en/economic/2352695/"
          }
        ]
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