The Food and Veterinary Service (FVS) of Latvia has detected excessive levels of the pesticide etoxazole in cucumbers imported from Turkey, according to an official report. Laboratory tests revealed 0.13 µg of etoxazole per kilogram of cucumbers, with a potential margin of error of 0.07 µg per. read more

The Coordinator of Agricultural and Livestock Organizations (COAG) of Almeria has warned that the persistent rains in the province in March are already causing damage to some crops, especially vegetable, outdoor, and greenhouse crops, such as broccoli, cucumber, pepper, watermelon, and melon. read more

At the central market in Chisinau, a wide range of seasonal vegetables has recently become available, with the majority being imported from Turkey. Vendors are selling tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, and cabbage, however, shoppers are hesitant to make purchases due to high prices and are opting to buy only essential items. read more

This year's season officially began with the arrival of the first Papenburg cucumbers in calendar week 10. "We could have started as early as February 27, but we waited until March 2," says Detlev Köster, managing director of Johann Köster GmbH & Co. KG, which supplies the regionally grown. read more

Uprawiający są optymistyczni co do nadchodzącego sezonu ogórkowego na Florydzie. "Jesteśmy w połowie procesu sadzenia na wiosenny sezon i na razie wszystko wygląda dobrze" - mówi Hank Scott z Long & Scott Farms. "Pogoda była doskonała, w przeciwieństwie do jesieni." Sadzenie dla plantatora odbywa się w. read more

The beautiful weather last week resulted in a significant increase in the supply of cucumbers on the market this week. "In the past two weeks, we had decent volumes, but today there were even more cucumbers available. There were a total of about 80,000 packages at the auction." read more

This year's first organic cucumbers have been harvested at Vitensa. Jaap van den Berg, Commercial Manager at Harvest House, accepted the first box from Radu Stoica, Harvest Supervisor at Vitensa. This officially launched the Dutch organic season. "We are looking forward to a good and stable harvest," said Jaap van den Berg. read more

Field cucumber prices in North America are starting to rise slightly as demand is anticipated to increase following a period of weaker market conditions lasting almost three months. Mexico is still sending out large quantities, Florida's season is just starting, and Honduras is finishing earlier than usual. The sunny weather at the beginning of the season is also contributing to the market dynamics. read more

Poland recently blocked a shipment of Russian cucumbers and sent it back due to high pesticide levels. Latvian farmers now fear that Russian cucumbers could still enter Latvia through Poland, where imports from Russia are not banned. Latvia prohibits vegetable imports from Russia and Belarus, but... read more

Moroccan cucumbers are among the cheapest in Europe. According to a report by Hort Info, citing data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the period from 2014 to 2023, Moroccan cucumber prices were around €0.24 per kilogram in 2014, increasing to €0.29 per kilogram by 2023. Meanwhile, Spanish cucumbers... read more