Overview of the world cucumber market

Rising energy costs have hit winter cucumber production hard in the Northern Hemisphere. Many Northern European cucumber growers, including those in the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom, have chosen not to heat or light their cucumber crops this winter. In the more southern European cucumber growing countries, such as Italy and Spain, the opposite is the case: due to the warm weather at the beginning of the growing season, volumes rose to unexpectedly high levels, with high prices enabling growers to offset the increased cultivation costs. cover. Prices are also high in South Africa and with a good harvest so far this season, the outlook is positive. The Chinese cucumber market is also in a positive situation, with the Chinese New Year boosting vegetable sales, while the share of Mexican cucumber continues to grow in the US and Mexico. The Netherlands: Gap in cucumber cultivation due to energy costs There is little or no lighting in Dutch and Belgian cucumber ...