You can’t please everybody with these abnormally high temperatures and sunny skies; chiringuitos are over the moon whilst farmers wring their hands in despair.
Crop Failure & Over Production
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for over production
Pointless Pepinos
by Martin Myall •
(COH 03C) The Spanish say, “Me importa un pepino,” which translates into “I couldn’t give a fig or damn.” Well costa pepinos are damned, that’s for sure.
Cucumber Overload
by Martin Myall •
Whilst Costa Tropical fruit farmers lament the loss of crop due to high winds, the horticultural sector suffers from over production.
Cucumber Dumping Closer
by Martin Myall •
The sector is considering dumping one million kilos a day until the price recovers – we’re talking about 40% of the production.
Another Cucumber Crisis
by Hugh MacArthur •
Great weather for tourists, but just the right conditions to cause havoc on the cucumber crops under plastic.
Costa Farmers Might Have To Dump Excessive Crop
by Vivienne Hughes •
Cucumbers or pepinos love our climate and given any excuse, they overpopulate the greenhouses, flood the markets and push prices down. Readers will remember the cucumber heaps on Carchuna beach a few years back.