Almeríam Spain: Cucumber sinks to minimum prices this spring

(R.P.) The month of May is not being positive for some vegetables, such as cucumbers. All types of this vegetable are sold for less than twenty-five cents, minimum prices that do not cover production costs. Both the short black, French and long cucumbers are not getting prices that are profitable for farmers. In the case of the long type, there is less production in Almería greenhouses, but the rest are regular crops in spring. A similar situation is experienced by zucchini with very low prices, in the case of the fat one it is sold for thirty-four to twenty cents. Fine zucchini does not exceed cuts of forty cents and ends sales at around twenty-four euro cents per kilo. For their part, melon and watermelon remain at very high prices. The black watermelon sells for an average of one euro and ten cents, the mini type has an average of eighty-five cents and the striped watermelon sells for around ninety euro cents per kilo. As for melons, the yellow type is priced at around ninety ...