How is the supply and demand trends of cucumber?
Eastern Europe
In 2019, the East European cucumber and gherkin market increased by 9.1% to USD 4.5B, rising for the third consecutive year after four years of decline. The total consumption indicated notable growth from 2007 to 2019: its value increased at an average annual rate of 2.4% over the last twelve years. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2019 figures, consumption increased by 26.9% against 2016 indices.
The countries with the highest volumes of cucumber and gherkin consumption in 2019 were Russia (1.8M tonnes), Ukraine (1M tonnes), and Poland (587K tonnes), with a combined 82% share of total consumption. Romania, Belarus, Bulgaria, and the Czech Republic, together comprising a further 14%.
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Turkey
Annual cucumber production yield in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, in 2020 has reached 200K MT. The cucumber production area in the city is around 6,000 hectares, and 150K MT is sold at retail, whereas the remaining 50K MT is used in pickle production.
Persia
Persian cucumber has increased by 17% in 2020 compared to last year's production, thanks to the favorable climatic conditions and the high demand in the USA market, resulting in increased cultivation.
Malaysia
The demand for cucumber in Malaysian domestic has doubled since the MCO was imposed due to COVID 19. Though it has been revoked still Malaysian suppliers, prefer local produce only due to outbreaks of the pandemic. That new trend is going to persist now.