Courgette (zucchini)
Cucurbit variety trials set for August
2023-07-05 10:00
A series of pumpkin, courgette and winter squash variety trials will be held this summer, the Outdoor Cucurbit Growers Group (OCGG) has confirmed.
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Although Rijk Zwaan has only had courgette varieties in its assortment since 2017, the vegetable breeding company regards it as an important crop. In line with its clear ambition to launch courgette varieties with added value for growers, the company introduced varieties with New Delhi
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Rijk Zwaan intensifies courgette innovation
2023-06-26 17:00
Rijk Zwaan is working on enhancing its courgette portfolio, including increasing the options for growers when it comes to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus.
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Rijk Zwaan, starting Demo Days on lettuce
2023-06-21 00:00
The Demo Days 2023 - Speciale Villa Torlonia organised by Rijk Zwaan Italia in San Mauro Pascoli (FC) start today, Wednesday 21 June. Everything is ready to show partners and customers the main novelties in the open-field lettuce assortment. Not only that, there will also be novelties
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Zerbinati launches new Burger'Z and focuses on quinoa
2023-06-16 00:00
Zerbinatil launches new Burger'Z on the market: three quinoa recipes: Quinoa, carrots and sweet potatoes, Quinoa broccoli and courgettes, Quinoa, spinach and cabbage.
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Vegetables, the Italiafruit analysis
2023-06-15 00:00
The vegetable market is moving at two speeds. Some references are falling sharply in quotations, such as the cluster tomato which is suffering from Dutch competition. There is instead a settlement for tomatoes, courgettes and aubergines. Peppers are showing interesting quotations, but also
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Asparagus sales are doing well for the conventional product, less for the organic one
2023-06-09 00:00
The totally unpredictable weather is affecting all horticultural crops, from north to southern Italy. In the province of Foggia, the cultivation of conventional and organic asparagus, as well as that of tomatoes for the industry and courgettes intended for the frozen food sector (both 20 days
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Almeria's zucchini export campaign is coming to an end. The season was characterized by a significant decrease in production compared to last season, stated Jose Luis Escobar, from Berdea, the agricultural society (SAT) behind the King Courgette zucchini brand. “This decrease has been due to a
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Courgettes over 2 euro queen of the market
2023-05-30 00:00
The courgette season so far can be described as positive, with a steady sales trend and more than satisfactory quotations for operators. Perhaps the highlight of the season was reached during these days with sales peaks - reported in the wholesale markets - of 2
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'For green beans and courgettes, sales are running'
2023-05-23 00:00
It is a good period for sales of courgettes and green beans, as told to IFN by Sergio Clemente, an operator at the Agribologna stand at Caab (Centro Agro Alimentare di Bologna), a market that is recovering after the flood that heavily affected the Emilia-Romagna region,
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To get a glimpse of what the agriculture of the future will be like, you have to go to Ostellato in the province of Ferrara and enter the hydroponic greenhouses of Fri-El-Green House, a company from Alto Adige that, in this area between land and sea, has invested more than 55 million euros in greenhouses with
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Zucchiolo: the new vegetable that chefs are looking at
2023-05-18 00:00
It has a thin, firm skin like a cucumber and a pleasant, mild taste like a courgette. But its appearance is reminiscent of a pumpkin. Do you know what it is? It is called Zucchiolo, a mix of the Italian terms Zucchini (courgette) and cetriolo (cucumber), and it is available in different colours:
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 15 May
2023-05-16 00:00
The wave of bad weather conditions and slows down production, affecting price changes. Courgette prices are rising sharply; peaches and nectarines are falling, while demand for them is struggling, as is the case for melons, with prices falling. The campaign for
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AMI: High retail promotional activity for courgettes
2023-05-09 00:00
Courgettes from the Spanish and Moroccan growing regions have been pushing onto the German market for weeks. The growing conditions in the exporting countries are good, the weather with summer temperatures allow the fruits to grow and ripen quickly. The trade reacts
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Italiafruit's analysis of vegetables
2023-05-05 00:00
Vegetables are in a phase of pronounced ups and downs. While aubergines and courgettes are travelling at medium-low prices, tomatoes are experiencing a shortage of product and therefore prices are rising sharply and are likely to continue to rise;
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AMI: Courgette market - Turned from scarce to plentiful
2023-05-04 00:00
From mid-February, the cool weather in the Spanish and Italian courgette growing areas slowed down the development of the crops for weeks. As a result, supply was tight and prices high. After the weather improved, crop volumes increased rapidly, so that the
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Zucchiolo: a new greenhouse vegetable for the European market
2023-05-04 00:00
Beyond Seeds has recently presented Zucchiolo, a novel concept in the greenhouse horticultural segment that is bound to leave nobody in the European industry indifferent.
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Helping reduce methane emissions by solving a sticky problem for US produce exporters
2023-04-26 00:00
We see them every time we purchase fresh fruits and vegetables: price look up (PLU) labels. The little coin-size stickers are stuck to everything from apples, bananas, and cantaloupes to watermelons, yams, and zucchini.
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"Good prices for Spanish tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers, but very standard for zucchini, eggplants, and chilies"
2023-04-25 00:00
What everyone expected in September materialized somewhat in the winter, and in Spain, Kees Havenaar of Frutas Luna reflects on the winter fruit-vegetable season. "It didn't happen because the high gas price forced the Netherlands to finish so early. Far more because Spain had rain and cold
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Almería’s outdoor watermelon acreage shrinks by a quarter
2023-04-24 11:00
According to a study by ASAJA-Almería, the Spanish province will see a 25% contraction in its outdoor watermelon production area. The reduction is due to a combination of the extended autumn productions of peppers, cucumbers, aubergines and courgettes until later in the year due to
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