Courgette (zucchini)
HORTYFRUTA studies the market situation for cucumber and courgettes
2023-09-29 00:00
The members of the Interprofessional Organisation of Fruit and Vegetables of Andalusia, HORTYFRUTA, held the first meeting of the season in the province of Granada this week to analyse the start of the season and the performance of fruit and vegetable products, especially courgettes.
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Cucumber and zucchini prices are significantly lower than in the same period of last year
2023-09-29 00:00
The members of HORTYFRUTA, Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch Organization, held a meeting in the province of Granada this week to analyze the beginning of the campaign and the behavior of fruit and vegetable products, especially zucchini and cucumber.
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COAG Almeria denounced "the non-compliance with the Food Chain Law just as Almeria's fruit and vegetable campaign is starting, as some products are being sold below production costs, especially zucchini and cucumber, which, to date, are being auctioned below 30 cents."
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"Nowadays we can offer German carrots from July 1 until May"
2023-09-25 00:00
Until a few years ago, the Abenhardt vegetable farm was completely devoted to carrots. In addition to conventional and organically produced carrots, the innovative family business based in Datteln now also produces and packages organic Hokkaido and zucchini for trade throughout Germany. "The
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Spanish zucchini exports decrease by 18%
2023-09-25 00:00
In the 2022/2023 campaign, Spain exported 368.77 million kilos of zucchini, i.e., 17.94% less than in the 2020/2021 campaign, in which it exported the largest amount in history, according to Hortoinfo figures.
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"We are going to bet more on cauliflower".
2023-09-24 00:00
This year there will be no great novelties. The company is committed to following the same trend as in previous years, maintaining volumes in almost all products (lettuce, courgette and watermelon). But the exception that proves the rule will be cauliflower. "We are going to increase the
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The sale of Italian fall produce has started
2023-09-19 00:00
Kohlrabi, celeriac, sweet potatoes, pak choi, turnips: these are only some of the fall products Sipo started selling this week as part of its "Sapori del Mio Orto" range. As the season changes, consumption is slowly veering towards fall products and the company from Rimini is not going to be
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Aldi slashes a third of produce prices
2023-09-11 12:00
Aldi has dropped the price of a wide range of fruit and veg lines.
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Rijk Zwaan invests in sustainable courgette
2023-09-08 00:00
Rijk Zwaan will continue to invest in the development of courgette varieties: in 2021 it was the first seed company to launch New Delhi-resistant varieties on the market, and more innovations are in store for the sector. New varieties requiring less pesticides and against climate change
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 4 September
2023-09-05 00:00
The Sicilian prickly pear campaign has started, while that of watermelons, melons, peaches and nectarines is coming to an end. Change of varieties for plums, with summer cultivars giving way to other varieties, such as Stanley, Grossa di Felisio.Due to the climate there is a shortage of product
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Is it possible to eat raw courgettes?
2023-09-04 00:00
But can it be eaten raw? Whether sliced and added to salads, grated and used as a dressing, or even spiralised in the form of noodles, it is quite common to use it raw in the kitchen. But is it safe to do so? What is courgette?
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The zucchini campaign is about to start in Almeria, where the total acreage devoted to this vegetable has been reduced compared to the previous year.
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Heat wave sends prices soaring in Greece
2023-08-24 17:00
Vegetable prices have soared in Greece since the widespread heat wave that hit large parts of Europe last month, giving Greece its hottest July for 50 years. In early August, according to a report from Iefimerida, salad prices started to rival those of meats.
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A giant zucchini in Castriz is more than 120 cm long
2023-08-18 00:00
When is a zucchini too big? We don't know, but perhaps the one grown by Teresa Pombo and Leandro Álvarez in O Sixto, which already exceeds 120 centimeters, has already reached that point.
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Sales abundant on summer fruit like red and Rainier cherries, grapes, peaches, nectarines, plums
2023-08-07 00:00
The Hatch chile season has arrived and many retailers featured the popular peppers in multiple regions of the country. Specials on grilling and roasting items like sweet onions, tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, pineapple, corn, and bell peppers were tied in with Hatch chile promotions. Sales
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Fruit and vegetables symbol of inflation. Time to end it!
2023-07-31 00:00
This is nothing new, but by now it has gone far beyond the limit. I am referring to the distorted use of fruit and vegetables as a symbol of inflation. In this regard, the ridiculous reference to agiotage theorised in an episode of 'Porta a Porta' by
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"Our commitment to resisting N.Delhi is total".
2023-07-26 00:00
Syngenta continues the tradition of naming its new courgette varieties after Greek mythology. The latest to be incorporated is Delphi, (borrowing the name of the famous Oracle). Víctor García, Portfolio Lead Cucurbits in Syngenta, tells Fruit Today that it is
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Annual inflation in Bulgaria drops below 10%
2023-07-18 00:00
Inflation in Bulgaria decreased to 8.7 percent in June, compared to a year earlier; a deflation of minus 0.4 percent was reported. This means that prices decreased compared to the month of May. This is the second time this has happened since the beginning of this year.
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AMI: From scarce to plentiful - Rapidly increased courgette supply
2023-07-10 00:00
The supply of courgettes from German cultivation developed hesitantly due to the cool spring and the subsequent drought. In the meantime, the situation has turned around. Within a very short time, the supply volumes have increased rapidly.
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Aop Luce, the vegetable campaign gets into full swing
2023-07-07 00:00
The summer vegetable campaign of Aop Luce is now in full swing, with tomatoes grown in the Fondi-Sperlonga plain being one of its main crops, followed by courgettes and aubergines. We gave an overview with Felice Petrillo, president of Aop Luce;
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