# Deir Ezzor farmer reports higher watermelon-seed machinery costs

> One farmer planted 40 dunams and says extraction machinery now costs US\$80 hourly.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-21
- **Original source:** [Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)](https://sana.sy/en/economic/2352695/)
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- **Language:** English
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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.

[Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)](https://sana.sy/en/economic/2352695/)

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