Overview of the world cucumber market

Global cucumber production, which in many countries is highly dependent on heated and lighted cultivation, has suffered from increased energy prices worldwide. Some growing countries, including the Netherlands and France, have scaled back the use of these methods to ensure that production is still profitable. Despite these fears, cucumbers remain a popular product, especially during the summer. In Italy, 41.1% of households bought vegetables in the past year. The Netherlands & Belgium: Energy prices cause uncertainty for cucumber growers After a dark January month and a stormy weekend, cucumber growers in the Netherlands and Belgium are preparing for a number of sunny days in the last weekend of February. That will benefit the cultivation. Area growth is not really expected. Several cooperatives even report a slight decrease in acreage. However, there are growers who have exchanged their tomato cultivation for a (high wire) cucumber cultivation. Recently, more and more growers ...