GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW CUCUMBER
The increased energy costs have hit the winter production of cucumbers on the northern hemisphere hard. Many northern European cucumber growers have opted out of heating or lighting their cucumber crops this winter, including those in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom, causing gaps in domestic supply on these markets. The more southern European cucumber producing countries, such as Italy and Spain are quite the opposite, with warm weather at the start of the growing season pushing up volumes to unexpectedly high levels, with high prices allowing growers to cover some increased production costs. In South Africa, prices are also high, and with a good production this season so far, prospects are positive. The Chinese cucumber market is also in a positive situation, with the Chinese New year spurring on vegetable sales, whilst in the US and Mexico, the share of Mexican cucumber continues to grow.
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