date:Feb 28, 2022
sunshine during the early part of summer, cucumber growth hours were lost and production was down fortunately, says a cucumber producer, demand Is still very weak and affected by the reduction of the catering and restaurant sectors due to Covid.
The market is really unpredictable, its all the rain. Weve had a lot of trouble, a cucumber trader in Gauteng says. Two weeks ago we were selling for R150 [8.75 Euro] and now were selling for R75 [4.3 Euro for a 6kg box of large cucumbers].
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