Cucumber importing countries

Cucumber is a widely cultivated vegetable that grows on vines and can be farmed in different climates and even in green houses. Because of its easy farming conditions, there are not a lot of cucumber importing countries, with the European Union as a major importer.

Cucumber variety list

The quality and the appearance of the cucumber depends on factors like the type of farming and climate. But there are three main species of cucumber in the world which are Slicing, Pickling, and seedless.

Cucumber production in Iran

Iran with the annual production of more than two million tons per year, is the third largest producer of cucumbers in the world.
Of course, after China and Turkey, with these figures, Iran is not among the top cucumber importing countries.

Cucumber importing countries

Even though cucumbers can farmed in green houses, they commonly grown in fields. They also manufactured and used locally. The top importer countries are the European Union, and USA.

Price of cucumber per pound

Since cucumber usually produced and consumed locally, the prices more moderate compared to other vegetables. This fact aside, the price in cucumber importing countries is higher than the rest.