Alexander Mashchenko is a farmer from the Smelyansky district of Cherkasy region, who receives phenomenal profits by growing cherries.
1 hectare of plantings makes a profit of $ 35 thousand. These figures were announced by the owner of the experimental gardening at a meeting with the participants of the S-Fruit Transformation berry forum as part of a business tour on April 4.
In the garden with a total area of 11 hectares, in addition to sweet cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines and apple trees grow. Cherry orchard is 5 years old and yields up to 27.5 kg per tree. Berries with a diameter of 3.5 cm are sold at a wholesale price of 35 UAH / kg.
Alexander Mashchenko explains the fantastic profitability by correctly selected varieties and stocks of AFL 2. Another method of success for the gardener calls methods of forming tree crowns UFO and KGB.
It was previously reported that the gross harvest of fruits and berries in 2018 increased by 60%. Basically, this was due to a record number of apples harvested. According to the press service of the Ukrsadprom Association, in 2018 the production of berries and fruits in the country reached the mark of 2,400,000 tons, which is 1/3 more than it was recorded in 2017. At the same time, the yield growth in industrial enterprises was much larger than on household plots.
