Tridge summary
A heatwave across Europe has led to a significant increase in cucumber prices, almost doubling in some countries due to high demand and lower supply. The rise in production costs is putting pressure on margins for growers, with the Netherlands questioning the profitability of winter cultivation and retailers in the US focusing on local production to combat high fuel costs. Conventional and organic cucumber growers are planting for the autumn and winter campaign, despite high prices being historically high due to supply reductions. Mexico, the world's largest cucumber exporter, ships the majority of its production to the US, which is the world's largest importer. The US International Trade Commission reports that Mexican cucumbers contribute to satisfying domestic demand and were among the top 20 food and beverage exports in 2019.
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As a heatwave sweeps across Europe, bringing scorching temperatures in many places, the popular summer vegetable, cucumber, has reached prices, almost double those recorded last year in some countries. High demand and lower supply in many production areas due to the hot weather have been the two main factors in this significant increase in price. Growers, however, are unlikely to profit, as the rise in production costs, which still shows no sign of slowing down, has put significant pressure on the margins across the board. In the Netherlands, this has brought into question the profitability of turning the lights on for winter cultivation, and in the US, the retailers seek to combat the high cost of fuel by focusing on the closest possible production. The Netherlands: Firm prices in first weeks of July Temperatures were very high in the Netherlands this week, with the mercury just touching 40 degrees Celsius. Prices for this usually popular greenhouse vegetable in summer, are also ...
Source: Hortidaily
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