Cucumbers

Before the official festival program began - where also 60 years of Rijk Zwaan in Germany were celebrated - visitors could tour the test fields with, among others, cauliflower, kohlrabi, and carrots, and also learn about white romanesco, pepper, and cucumber varieties. read more

Producers of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine have increased their wholesale prices this week, as reported by analysts from the EastFruit project. Currently, the cost of these vegetables is already twice as high as it was during the same period last year. read more

As New Jersey progresses through its summer season with sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers, one grower-shipper is also starting to shift towards fall produce, such as hard squashes (acorn, butternut, spaghetti, kabocha), leafy greens, cabbages, and its complete range of fresh vegetables. read more

The Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association (AGGA) recently marked its 40th anniversary of educating and advocating for ornamental, vegetable, tree seedling, and cannabis growers, as well as retailers. The board convenes five times a year, including their Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is held virtually. Once a year, they also... read more

This year they are strengthening their commitment to additional certifications to the Organic Agriculture seal with a "much larger" area certified by Naturland and Biosuisse in avocado, mango, and cucumber, says the manager, Fernando Martín. read more

The Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association (AGGA) recently marked its 40th anniversary of educating and advocating for ornamental, vegetable, tree seedling, and cannabis growers, as well as retailers. The board holds 5 meetings per year, including their Annual General Meeting (AGM). These meetings take place virtually, with one in-person gathering annually. read more

For cucumbers of the Frances type, prices ranged from 0.80 euros/kg to 0.70 euros/kg, for cucumbers of the Corto Negro type, prices ranged from 0.87 euros/kg to 0.60 euros/kg, and for snake cucumbers, prices ranged from 0.80 euros/kg to 0.70 euros/kg. read more

The Dutch salad vegetable supplier Harvest House has maintained its Climate-Neutral Certified (CNC) sustainability label, which it initially obtained in February 2023. This allows them to keep labeling their cucumbers, peppers, and tomatoes as climate-friendly. read more

Bayer has presented its latest addition of Dutch cucumber to the QR range at a field day held this Thursday in Roquetas de Mar (Almería). SVCE1524 is the first Seminis variety for early cycle with all resistance traits. Like its predecessors, Estelar and Aurelius,

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On September 18, 2024, at the Mazurkas Conference Center in Ożarów Mazowiecki, the Fresh Market 2024 took place – the largest B2B meeting in Poland and Central-Eastern Europe dedicated to the fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers industry. The event brought together key producers, suppliers, and buyers from major retail chains in Poland and neighboring countries. read more

This week, representatives of greenhouse farms in Ukraine are once again being compelled to lower cucumber prices, as reported by analysts from the EastFruit project. Just a week ago, this market sector was seeing favorable price trends, which resulted in a predicted decrease in trading activity. read more

Antoine Cheminant, a partner of the French Cheminant group specializing in greenhouse tomato and cucumber production in Carquefou (Loire-Atlantique), is reviewing the progress of the cucumber campaign in terms of both production and market. The Cheminant group operates production for 11 out of 12 months. read more

Kantar has revealed its ranking of the most popular fruits and vegetables among the French during the summer of 2024, based on the quantities purchased over the two summer months. The top 3 are as follows: Fruit: Melon takes the top spot as the number 1 choice. read more

In week 37, cucumber prices at the Belgium auction VBT were once again high. The decrease in price from the previous week turned out to be temporary. The average price of nearly 87 euro cents per cucumber is still twice as high as normal. Tomato prices are also slightly above the five-year average, following a small price increase. read more

In Antalya, a city famous for its tourism and greenhouse agriculture, the cucumber harvest has started, especially in the Aksu region. The planting of cucumber seedlings occurred in the first week of August, resulting in the first crop of the season. Throughout the summer, farmers... read more

Particularly noticeable are the price increases for table grapes (light varieties), which have risen by 26.2% to 3.37 euros/kg. Peaches (including Paraguayos) have become 16.9% more expensive and now cost 3 euros/kg. Cucumbers have experienced a price jump of 85.2%, with a price of 1.12 euros. read more

In spring, it was rhubarb, at the end of August reports of a shortage of salad cucumbers in Iceland circulated, and now there are reports from Spain about a dating trend involving pineapples. All three developments have their origin in social media, regardless of. read more

Obecnie w wielu krajach obserwuje się tendencję wzrostową cen ogórków. Ostatnia szaleństwo wideo na TikToku również spowodowało zwiększenie spożycia w Holandii i Islandii, ponieważ ludzie starają się naśladować te trendy online. W hiszpańskiej Almerii zauważono poprawę dostępności ogórków. read more

This week, analysts from the EastFruit project have reported a significant increase in greenhouse cucumber prices in Ukraine. Producers themselves attribute this price surge to increased demand and reduced supply of the product in the domestic market. read more

In this week's average wholesale market prices of domestically grown produce from the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, the largest decrease was in cucumber prices at -17% and red onion bulb at -15%. The biggest increase was observed in round tomato prices at 49% and cauliflower. read more