Cucumbers

A large group of farmers from the areas of Berat and Fier have recently united to obtain floor prices in negotiations with collectors and exporters. The agricultural season has begun to yield the first greenhouse crops and cucumbers are now being harvested, but the prices for the growers reached
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After a long time, BASF Nunhems is expanding its French cucumber catalogue. And it has been worth the wait. On the one hand, the seed company is launching the first varieties of this type with resistance to CGMMV, Dronne and Clarice. On the other hand, it is also taking a qualitative leap forward with fruit for
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In response to the unsustainable water usage in Spain, Coop is diversifying its fruit and vegetable imports by forging ties with Albanian producers. The Swiss retailer's head, Philipp Wyss, revealed plans to finalize contracts with Albania in the spring, aiming to enhance its assortment with
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Spanish cucumbers formed the foundation of the assortment. Additionally, Dutch offers were available. Belgian deliveries did not reach all markets, while Greek ones were exclusively found in Berlin. Business started off slowly, picking up pace from Ash Wednesday and by Thursday at the latest,
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Last week, Kultive launched its cucumber campaign, but snack cucumbers have been on the market for about 15 days. Volumes remain virtually unchanged, with 23,000 tons and 300 tons predicted for this year, respectively. Alexandre Picault, the company's sales manager, provides an update on the
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Currently, cucumbers are seeing pricing as high as $40-$44/box (supers). "Markets have reached these levels before but not in mid-February during peak production," says Tony Incaviglia, vice president of sales at GR Fresh. read more

Seasonal changes have led to a shift in the commodities of interest for this report. Asparagus and strawberries replaced cucumbers and blueberries, as the interest in shipping asparagus and strawberries continues to grow while demand for cucumbers and blueberries is steady in the winter. This
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Following the success of Caman RZ F1, a traditional reference variety for Italian cucumber growers, Rijk Zwaan has continued its varietal research and development work by introducing not only new varieties to the market, but a new reference standard for the
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According to EastFruit, Morocco’s greenhouse vegetable exports have suffered a severe setback due to climate change and extreme weather events. The country, which had been expanding its exports at a rapid pace, has seen a sharp decline in its tomato shipments, while its cucumber exports remain
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In Belgium, large greenhouse vegetable prices remained below the five-year average in week 6, too. A slight uptick in the median price for loose and vine tomatoes could not prevent that. Cucumber median prices even kept declining. read more

After collaborating with Anecoop since 2019, the company Ecoinver, based in the municipality of La Mojonera, in the Spanish province of Almeria, has become a full-fledged member of the cooperative group. Ecoinver started its journey in 2007, focusing on a differentiated supply. Thanks to unique
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Zucchiolo, the new vegetable product from Unica Fresh in Spain, has won this year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award. read more

At the start of the Spanish greenhouse vegetable season, Frutas Luna's Kees Havenaar predicted that this winter could be quite different, mainly due to many crops being planted late. read more

Dmitry Morkovkin, associate professor at Russia's Financial University, attributes the soaring prices of cucumbers and tomatoes, hitting 8.1 euros per kilogram, to Western sanctions disrupting import logistics and the high costs of Russian greenhouse production. read more

The prices of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine are rising again, as EastFruit analysts report. The market participants explain this trend by the growing demand for greenhouse cucumbers and the limited supply of this product. The second half of this week has seen a surge in the activity of
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"It's absurd that these days, Dutch auctions sell oranges and other imported fruits. I can't wrap my head around it," says Gert Lukassen, patriarch of the Dutch company Lukassen AGF. He is concerned about developments in the fruit and vegetable world and finds offering imported products at
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