2022 U.S. Volume for Cucumbers - Agtools

2022 U.S volume for Cucumbers by Region and Market Share

CUCUMBERS

2022 total U.S. cucumber volume was 2.5B lbs. with a YoY volume decline of -3% following two consecutive years of volume increases 2021 at 20% and 2020 at 16%. The majority of this volume was from Mexico with a 69% market share and a YoY volume decrease of -5.07%. Canada ranked #2 in market share and had a healthy YoY increase of 19.51%.

Cucumbers - 7-Year Rate of FOB Change

The seven-year FOB rate of change shows moderate price fluctuations through 2020. 2021 & 2022 begin to show increased price fluctuations.

CUCUMBERS

Volume Pattern by Region (Mexico, Canada, Florida, Michigan and Georgia)

February - December 2022

Shows the 5 supplying regions with their volume and market share. Mexico supplies more than half the volume as can be seen in the volume chart shown on the prior page.

They supply the market from February through December with significant higher volumes than the other regions.

Volume Pattern by Region (Mexico, Canada, Florida, Michigan and Georgia)

Mexico

Mexico began 2022 at a higher volume level than prior years but lost steam with a government order halting Mexico avocado shipment to the U.S. market in February, beyond that the volume trends closely mirrored the prior year. That government order could have resulted in the -5% loss as the prior year Mexico had a volume increase of 21%

Canada

Canada is showing impressive gains with cucumber volume particularly with the 16,432% volume increase between 2019 and 2020 with continuing YoY volume increases the two consecutive years after 2020. 2021 had a 42% increase while 2022 had a 19% increase.

CUCUMBERS

Volume Pattern by Region (Mexico, Canada, Florida, Michigan and Georgia)

Florida

Shows YoY volume fluctuations between 2019 and 2020 with a -23% decrease in volume followed with a 25% volume increase in 2022. Five-year volume trends shows the majority of volume is in April with another volume peak in November, although much smaller.

Michigan and Georgia

Michigan & Georgia – 2022 had the least volume among the four mentioned regions with YoY volume decreases.

CUCUMBERS

FOB Pricing for 2 Regions (Michigan and South Georgia)

Compares three year’s of FOB pricing for two timeframes from two different regions for conventional 24’s from two different regions, Michigan and Georgia. Michigan shows a higher FOB price at the beginning of July returning to 2021 levels and continuing to trend with 2021 through the end of September.

Georgia shows pricing starting at 2020 levels until early October when there is a steep price hike that continues all the way through November. This price hike is significantly higher than the prior two years.

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Cucumbers Weather Forecast (Collier, Florida)

Shows the 14-day forecast for cucumbers grown in Collier, Florida. The temperatures between March 14 – 25 are very favorable, indicated by the green shaded days. The temperature falls within the ideal minimum and maximum range. Also noted are the number of days with rain, every day with the exception of March 16 – 17. The comparative weather graph also shows favorable temperatures over the last three years 2021 – 2023 for growing tomatoes in this region. The temperature for all three years falls within the ideal minimum and maximum range.