Cucumbers
Courgette is a vegetable successfully grown in Poland. It is extremely healthy and thanks to its low glycaemic index it is ideal in the daily diet of a diabetic.
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Cucumbers: France's production increases by 4 per cent
2023-12-06 11:00
And France's share could be even more favourable this year, with producers expecting a total of 173,900 tonnes, which is 4% more than last year. The reason for this growth is very good harvests in spring. This good availability is particularly evident in the areas around
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De-ice your car window with a cucumber
2023-12-04 00:00
Motorists are advised to use cucumbers, a natural moisture repellent, to defrost car windscreens during winter. Available for as little as 80p, cucumbers contain natural oils that create a hydrophobic surface on glass, preventing frost and condensation. Experts from ALA Insurance suggest a
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"All our cucumbers grown under lights, and more tomato varieties
2023-12-04 00:00
Last year, high energy prices meant there was little supply from those countries' greenhouses, so supermarkets had to switch to imports from Southern Europe. How are things looking this year? We approached PLUS for more insight into their supplies and strategies for the upcoming winter season.
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As the New Year approaches, the prices of some vegetables are expected to rise by almost a quarter, with cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, and berries experiencing the highest increase. The anticipated 25% cost surge for greenhouse plants is based on Rosstat's analysis. Over the last
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Rosselkhoznadzor noted a sharp increase in shipments of fruit and vegetable products with pests from Armenia
2023-12-01 00:00
Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, has raised concerns about a significant surge in shipments of plant products with pests from Armenia. This year alone, harmful organisms were found in Armenian floral and fruit-vegetable products in 72 instances, with a sharp increase in
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There are more biological preparations on the market and they will be used more often. Biological protection has particularly developed in greenhouses and tunnels in tomato or cucumber crops. There, plants are almost 100 per cent protected biologically," says Prof. Dr.
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Belgian strawberry prices crest peak
2023-11-29 00:00
After peaking in week 45, Belgian cucumber prices fell slightly over the last two weeks. Week 47 cannot match the 2022 price but is well above the five-year average. The same goes for tomato prices. Those, though, remain well above 2022 prices. Strawberry prices are also very high, although
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“We are only producing first-class products”
2023-11-24 00:00
The high-tech greenhouses of Romenatur, with which they have managed to significantly increase the volume and quality of their cucumber crops, are among the greenhouses of Paraje la Cumbre, in El Ejido.
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Processor thief apprehended. He liked the cucumbers best
2023-11-24 00:00
Criminals from Tczew arrested a 40-year-old man who broke into a cellar and stole potatoes, carrots and jars of preserves. He told police officers that he liked cucumbers best, which is why he hid some of the loot at his home. The gourmet recidivist faces up to 15 years in prison.
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According to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, the total potato harvest reached 21.2 million tons, and other vegetables, including cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, etc., amounted to 7.1 million tons.
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Rijk Zwaan presents a new 'spiny' cucumber
2023-11-22 00:00
Rijk Zwaan, a seed company that researches and markets horticultural varieties, has for years invested in a rigorous and innovative breeding programme in various products, including cucumber, where it is the market leader. Hence the creation of increasingly high-performance varieties such as
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NFA Albania blocks 20 tons of cucumbers due to pesticide residues
2023-11-21 00:00
Albania's National Food Authority has blocked a quantity of 20 tons of cucumbers, which contained more than the allowed rate of pesticide content. The NFA has carried out verifications in accordance with the legislation in force in the exporting subject of this product, where the immediate
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Strawberries are increasingly a greenhouse crop
2023-11-21 00:00
Strawberry farming has noticeably shifted from open to covered cultivation in recent years. Along with tomatoes, bell peppers, and cucumbers, strawberries are now a fully-fledged greenhouse crop. There are notable expansion projects with high-tech glass greenhouses. For several reasons, that is,
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"I have been making a living from agriculture for about 14 years, trading in fruits and vegetables. Yet, climate change has brought a lot of weather extremes here, making food scarcity visible in periods when what were formerly local products are now imported from the other half of the world.
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Early and hardy, the Cannitello F1 cucumber
2023-11-20 00:00
A cucumber with remarkable earliness, it lends itself well to different transplanting periods: in Sicily in particular from mid-October to the end of December, while in the rest of Italy from January to March and from mid-July to the end of August. This is Cannitello F1, the new hybrid variety proposed by
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Almería: Producers wait for lower temperatures
2023-11-20 11:00
It is an atypical 2023/24 season, which is affected by climate change and has led to earlier development and maturity of the crops. Price fluctuations are to be expected in view of the Christmas break in December, as exports will be concentrated in certain weeks.
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Local cucumbers and tomatoes running out in Kaliningrad stores
2023-11-17 00:00
Currently, these vegetables are primarily sourced from other regions of Russia, with tomatoes also being imported from Turkey and soon to be supplied from Azerbaijan, according to Alexey Yelaev, Deputy CEO of the Spar retail chain.
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In the Komi Republic, tomatoes emerged as the leaders in price growth in October, while cucumber prices experienced a decline during the same period.
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Strawberry and cucumber prices continue to rise
2023-11-15 00:00
With the first cucumbers grown under lights on the market, the cucumber price continued to rise. The VBT average price for week 45 came to 81.7 euro cents each. A price almost twice the five-year average. Tomato and pepper prices are also above that five-year average, although here, there has
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