Cucumbers

Tomatoes and cucumbers are the most in-demand vegetables in Belarus. Their prices are high. Overseas coconuts and pineapples remain on the shelves, despite their affordable cost. read more

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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UK: Pimms and cucumbers top Tesco's list of most sold Coronation weekend items read more

EastFruit analysts highlight unusually high import volumes of cucumbers and tomatoes in the 2022-2023 off-season. There are issues with the local high tunnels, which are key local suppliers during the off-season along with the greenhouses. Of course, the increased demand also contributes to the
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"We had serious doubts about how the Dutch fruit-vegetable season would go," says Ruud Zwinkels of EFP International. "After the sharp decline in lit cultivation, everyone was somewhat worried about whether all the supply would reach the market at once. But, for now, that's minimally affected
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The cucumber price continues to hover at low levels. In week 18, the average price dropped slightly again after a small rebound of the average price in week 17. With an average price of 12.7 euro cents a piece, the price is still below the five-year average at VBT. read more

In the first quarter of 2023, the import of vegetables such as beets and aubergines increased in Kazakhstan. In turn, the import of vegetables such as peppers, onions, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, and garlic has decreased. read more

Hardly any time to take a breather: this is the current situation for the gardeners at Reichenau Gemüse. After the harvest of the greenhouse lettuces has been completed, the next steps are already waiting in the greenhouses. Planting, harvesting and cultivation of the fruit vegetable crops cucumbers,
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When Denmark joined the European Union in 1973, Nordic Greens - called Alfred Pedersen then - promptly planted tomatoes in its greenhouses. That was the country's first commercial tomato crop. "The company, founded in 1948, focused on growing cucumbers, but my father, for whom the company was
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EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023
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EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023 as
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The assortment of snake cucumbers was primarily composed of Belgian, domestic and Dutch batches, with domestic products completely absent in Cologne. Spanish batches did not go beyond a complementary character and were still arriving exclusively in Munich. Availability had not changed
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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. read more

In March, cucumbers, olive oil and cheese topped Britain's inflation chart. Traditional fish and chips saw the biggest price rise for diners. The cost of a cucumber was up a cool 52% in the 12 months to March, at an average of 84 pence ($1.05) each, while olive oil cost 49% more. The price of
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Aeon has revealed that it has rolled out the first products with the cross-category GGN label across a range of supermarkets in the Kantō and Kinki regions of Japan. read more

Over the past few years, Futura srl has been receiving increasing requests for lines destined for the processing, grading and packaging of produce grown in traditional or hydroponic greenhouses, especially tomatoes, bell peppers and even cucumbers and aubergines. "We have already sold various
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All that glitters is not gold. Although pepper has experienced golden years in the province of Almeria with the 'sorpasso' to tomato, it could stagnate and even slightly recede in surface area in the coming season. This is what some seed companies are telling Fruit Today. The
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AEON rolled out the first products with the cross-category GGN label today in AEON, AEON Style, and Daiei supermarkets in the Kantō and Kinki regions of Japan. Products that are now available with the GGN label include tomatoes, eggplants, spinach, asparagus, cucumbers, and Japanese mustard
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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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The fresh vegetable division of the Arterris cooperative covers two French regions: Occitania and PACA, which represent about 50,000 tons of production (carrots, turnips, black radishes, asparagus, potatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers…). For its commercial development, Arterris relies on 3
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