Cucumbers

The growers' organization FreshValley, located in the Dutch town of Sevenum, began producing the snack cucumber Quantario RZ in 2024, and it has already become a successful venture. Sales Manager Teun van Roosmalen is proud of the partnership with Rijk Zwaan. "Together, we can achieve even greater success." read more

At EARL Les Chambres, located in the Drôme department, the tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers, and other produce previously grown in a 3,000m² greenhouse have been replaced by clementines, pomelos, oranges, and avocados. Anthony Oboussier, the head of the French company, discusses the reasons for this transition. read more

Nunhems, the horticultural seed brand of BASF, marks a major milestone with the presentation of Pantani, a Spanish cucumber variety with absence of star at the fruit.

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The growers' organization FreshValley, located in the Dutch town of Sevenum, began producing the snack cucumber Quantario RZ in 2024, and it has already become a success. Sales Manager Teun van Roosmalen is proud of the partnership with Rijk Zwaan. "Together, we can reach more and more European markets." read more

Kompany's first harvested cucumbers were sold at auction at ZON this week. Rob Linders of Linders Fruit & Vegetables placed the first bid, purchasing the first box for €50 per cucumber. With a total of 12 cucumbers in the box, the auction raised €600. This event is particularly significant because Kompany has... read more

The Assembly of Fruit, Vegetable, and Horticultural Regions (AREFLH) has announced the addition of two new members. AOP Europae, an Italian PDO, has joined the College of Producers, while SPPIOPO, the Polish association of greenhouse tomato and cucumber growers, has become part of the College of... read more

Analysts from the EastFruit project reported that the price increase for greenhouse cucumbers in the Ukrainian market continued this week. Several key factors contributed to this situation. The demand for greenhouse vegetables remained consistently high, while the supply of these products was limited. read more

In Cottenham, a truck carrying seven individuals hidden among cucumber containers was intercepted after one of the passengers made a distress call to the police on January 7. The vehicle was quickly located, uncovering six men and a woman who had been concealed inside for 18 hours. Following the incident, the... read more

In an effort to improve the quality and freshness of mini cucumbers, a group of growers and marketers contacted Hazel Technologies, a company specializing in extending the shelf life of fresh produce. "We are constantly looking for ways to enhance product quality through our technology and" read more

Many people have probably experienced eating cucumbers or other vegetable fruits and finding them bitter. Recently, even bitter fruits of the 'Scopatizzo' variety of carosello have been reported (the 'Scopatizzo' is a local variety of melon consumed immature, similar to a cucumber, and well known in). read more

Po wprowadzeniu monitora miękkich owoców i pomidorów, platforma crowdsourcingowa Roamler rozszerzyła swoją ofertę w zeszłym roku o trzeci cotygodniowy monitor danych: Monitor Warzyw i Owoców. Subskrybenci otrzymują teraz co tydzień aktualne informacje o dostępności na półkach papryki, ogórków, bakłażanów i cukinii.

After introducing the soft fruit and tomato monitor, the crowdsourcing platform Roamler expanded its offering last year with a third weekly data monitor: the Fruit and Vegetable Monitor. Subscribers now receive weekly, up-to-date shelf information on peppers, cucumbers, aubergines, and courgettes. read more

The EastFruit team provides detailed analyses of the fruit and vegetable market from the previous week in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East. These analyses are based on the offers and bids on the largest regional EF trade platform, which has 26,000 participants from 50 countries worldwide. read more

What is the adversity that most concerns melon and watermelon producers? It is undoubtedly the cucumber aphid (Aphis gossypii). This is what emerges, almost unanimously, from the survey we conducted on a rather large sample of producers - from the most read more

This week, analysts from the EastFruit project have reported a decrease in wholesale prices for cucumbers in Ukraine. Sellers are attributing this to the unusually low demand for greenhouse cucumbers in mid-December and see it as a necessary measure. read more

Could you live without vegetables? Well, know that 46% of European pepper production, 45% of cucumber production, and 29% of tomato production are grown in solar greenhouses. "We are strategic," not only for Europe, as Manuel Lainez, Director of Innovation and Development, has pointed out. read more

Finland's greenhouse production of crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and eggplants seems to be thriving, as reported by Dutch consultancy Delphy. read more

Over the past month, Rosstat has reported an increase in vegetable prices in Russia, with cucumbers seeing the largest rise of 9.5%. Experts attribute this to seasonal factors: from November to December, cucumber prices typically increase as open-field vegetables are replaced by... read more

The Crisis Committee of the Interprofessional Organization of Fruits and Vegetables of Andalusia, HORTYFRUTA, has decided to deactivate the

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Aby osiągnąć hiper-specjalizację w danym sektorze, należy zainwestować znaczne środki. Dokładnie to zrobiła firma F.lli Candiano, z siedzibą w Ispicy (Sycylia). We współpracy z Bulltec firma opracowała technologię dedykowaną wyłącznie do uprawy cukinii. read more

Dostawa ogórków szklarniowych jest stabilna, zwłaszcza z zauważalnym wzrostem produktu. "W tym roku zwiększyliśmy produkcję mini ogórków, w szczególności naszych Organicznych Mini Ogórków, i będziemy je uprawiać tutaj w Ontario przez cały rok" - mówi Ray Mastronardi, wiceprezes. read more