Cucumbers

Commodity Overview

Cucumbers continued to be popular with consumers, with sales increasing nearly 20% over 2020. With a variety of cucumber options to choose from, shoppers are discovering the versatility of the cukes, from using them in salads to adding them to sandwiches or eating them out of hand as a snack.

PLUs

4593 English/hothouse/long seedless
4062 green
4594 Japanese/white
4596 pickling

Varieties

Armenian Cucumbers

Japanese Cucumbers

Lemon Cucumbers

Pickling Cucumbers

Persian Cucumbers

English Cucumbers

Retail Price Data is based on USDA Specialty Crops Market News surveys. Data collection ends on the report date and encompasses ad pricing good from the Saturday before the report release date through the following Friday. Weekly data - from over 400 retailers, comprising more than 30,000 individual stores with online weekly advertised features - covers over 250 produce items. Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

USDA Specialty Crops Market News publishes FOB and Movement data on a daily and weekly basis. Pricing and volume information is aggregated by commodity and published weekly, subject to any source-data adjustments. Commodity data is further processed based on origin (domestic vs imports) and type (regular vs. organic). Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

Facts

Cucumbers contain many important nutrient, but many are in the skin. Cucumbers contain some vitamin C, which boosts the immune system and helps to fight cancer. The cucumber’s skin contains fiber, which aids in digestion. Cucumbers also contain silica, which helps keep skin healthy.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the following nutrient content descriptors for cucumbers: fat-free, saturated fat-free, sodium-free, cholesterol-free and low in calories.

Dynamic Displays

Include seeded and seedless varieties in your display. Be sure to label them so consumers know what they are getting.
Add specialty cucumbers to your display to increase sales and encourage consumers to try something new.
Include cucumbers in salad vegetable displays. Display them next to carrots for a striking color contrast.
Remind consumers that they can keep cucumbers fresh after cutting by wrapping the end in plastic wrap before putting it in the refrigerator.
Keep cucumbers and zucchini separate as they can be difficult to tell apart.

Food Service

Use hollowed out cucumber skins as a bowl for condiments like bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
Serve fried cucumbers as an appetizer with spicy mustard or cocktail sauce.
Serve fresh cream of cucumber soup for a different and refreshing soup flavor.
Cucumbers can be made into a sauce that pairs well with cold or hot meat.
Include cucumbers as a topping for sandwiches and wraps.

C Garcia Frutas y Verduras SL

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Exporter

Location HQ:

Gandia, 46700

Citrus:

Lemons, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Salad Vegetables:

Cucumbers

U. De Frutas Y Leg. Fundada En 1925

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Trade Association

Location HQ:

México D F,

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers

Cooking Vegetables:

Squash, Summer, Squash, Winter

Specialties:

Chayote, Tomatillo

Dangla SAT

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Exporter, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Barcelona, 08040

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Leeks, Onions, Bulb, Potatoes, Zucchini Squash

Salad Vegetables:

Carrots, Cucumbers

Frutierrez Del Ecuador SA

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Broker, Exporter, Grower, Importer, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Quito,

Cooking Vegetables:

Asparagus

Salad Vegetables:

Cucumbers

Specialties:

Dragon Fruit

CI Caribbean Exotica SA

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Exporter

Location HQ:

Medellin,

Deciduous Fruit:

Figs, Pomegranates

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas, Mangoes

Salad Vegetables:

Cucumbers

Specialties:

Feijoa, Guava, Passion Fruit, Dragon Fruit, Tamarillo

Tsachouridis Kostantinos

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Exporter

Location HQ:

Veroia, 59100

Citrus:

Lemons, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Pears

Melons:

Watermelon

Stone Fruit:

Peaches

Tropical Fruit:

Kiwifruit

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Onions, Bulb

Gogias Konstantinos

Overview (0) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Exporter

Location HQ:

Pelkochori, 63085

Citrus:

Lemons, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Tropical Fruit:

Kiwifruit

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Tomatoes

Las Hortichuelas SAT

Overview (2) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Exporter, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Roquetas De Mar, 04720

Cooking Vegetables:

Eggplant, Zucchini Squash

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell, Cucumbers, Tomatoes

Agroexportadora Nobleza

Overview (1) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Exporter, Grower, Shipper

Location HQ:

Zacapa,

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Mangoes

Cooking Vegetables:

Asparagus, Peas, Snow Peas

Salad Vegetables:

Cucumbers

Kubo Greenhouse Projects

Overview (3) (0) (0)

Business Type:

Grower

Location HQ:

Monster, 2680 BA

Salad Vegetables:

Cucumbers, Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Cucumbers

Commodity Overview

PLUs

Varieties

Facts

Dynamic Displays

Food Service

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