Courgette (zucchini)

The end of winter is proving negative for three important horticultural products for Almeria and Granada: long aubergines, striped aubergines, and green zucchini. The changing weather conditions are causing quality problems in the fruits and occasional oversupply issues. Starting Thursday,
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The end of winter is proving negative for three important horticultural products for Almeria and Granada: long aubergines, striped aubergines, and green zucchini. The changing weather conditions are causing quality problems in the fruits and occasional oversupply issues. Starting Thursday,
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All varieties of courgettes fetched 0.33 euros/kg to 0.15 euros/kg, long aubergines 0.45 euros/kg to 0.28 euros/kg and striped ones 0.50 euros/kg to 0.30 euros/kg. read more

The end of winter is proving to be negative for three very important products for horticulture in Almeria and Granada: long aubergines, striped aubergines and green courgettes. The changing weather conditions are causing quality problems in the fruit,
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These days, wholesale tomatoes, courgettes and peppers are not experiencing a particularly exciting phase. In general, however, prices are holding up, because supply is in balance and high quality products, especially tomatoes, are recording
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The white zucchini campaign is underway at a good pace in the Spanish province of Cadiz. White zucchini is a variety of zucchini with a lighter skin, traditionally consumed in western Andalusia as an alternative to the more popular green variety and which is increasingly gaining ground in the
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The beginning of March continues along the lines of February with flat sales. There was a recovery in aubergine and courgette prices, while for brassicas the market remained firm. The situation is better for fennel; satisfactory quotations for tomatoes and peppers, especially
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It is certainly not an exciting time for vegetables, but for some references the situation is really complex - as Eugenio Celeste, co-owner of the company Verde Sud, which operates within the Vittoria market, tells IFN: "The courgettes are experiencing the most difficult phase, for months
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27The Tarocco orange campaign is drawing to a close, while strawberry production in Basilicata is getting into full swing. Good volumes but rather firm demand for peppers and courgettes. Radicchio continues to have high prices. More demand is expected for artichokes
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In response to the unsustainable water usage in Spain, Coop is diversifying its fruit and vegetable imports by forging ties with Albanian producers. The Swiss retailer's head, Philipp Wyss, revealed plans to finalize contracts with Albania in the spring, aiming to enhance its assortment with
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The strawberry campaign has started, with strawberries from Campania and Sicily, and the first quantities of Sabrosa from Basilicata. Underwhelming sales for oranges, the consumption of which was adversely affected by the high temperatures. There is low or static demand for several
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Rimini's agro-food centre is characterised by sluggish sales and the month continues as slowly as it started. Demand is low and prices are falling accordingly. In particular, courgettes are struggling, which barely exceed 1 euro per kilogram; same
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For this reason, the crisis committee of the Andalusian O+G umbrella organisation HORTYFRUTA decided at the end of week 7/24 that from 17 February, 00:00, long black aubergines Cat II from conventional cultivation may no longer be marketed throughout Andalusia. Compliance with the standard
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Courgette Royale is a new brand under which Dutch zucchini growers Johan and Guus Zwinkels will sell their green and yellow zucchini. From now on, the company's sales team will handle sales. read more

After January, the downward trend for wholesale sales continues, especially for vegetables. We took stock of the situation with Andrea Bonizzi, agronomist and price list manager at Veronamercato, who reports prices around 1 euro per kilogram for courgettes,
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With the production of common Italian clementines coming to an end, the orange campaign marked by small calibre continues. Underwhelming or static demand for several vegetable crops, such as artichokes, cauliflower, Savoy cabbage, aubergines and fennel. Strong entry of courgettes in the markets
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"We are coming from a dull month of January, with trading tending downwards. For vegetables we have seen dramatic drops, especially for courgettes. The weather trend is having such an impact on vegetable prices and, now, produce from abroad is also doing
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In early January, young zucchini plants were once again planted at CourgetteFleur Zwinkels, and less than a month later, they have started to bloom. This marks the start of the sale of zucchini flowers, the CourgetteFleur. read more

The cold of the last few weeks has taken a toll on the zucchini production in Almería, where the harvested volumes are now starting to recover. "There had already been a gap in the production between December and January as a result of the end of the first harvest and the delay in the start of
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