Asparagus
Brandenburg: Asparagus in figures from 2002 to 2022
2023-04-17 00:00
On 11 April, the asparagus season was officially opened, making the popular vegetable from Brandenburg the talk of the town again. Last year, the harvest volume recorded a sharp decline compared to 2021, according to Statistik Brandenburg.
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"People will continue to talk about us for a long time, even if the city of Düsseldorf no longer operates a wholesale market"
2023-04-17 00:00
For several years now, what will happen to the Düsseldorf wholesale market after 2024 has been up for debate. Roland Tolls (on the right in the picture), a board member of the Düsseldorf traders' cooperative and managing director of the wholesale company Berger and Tolls, spoke to us about the
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Nationwide Produce launches asparagus brand
2023-04-14 14:00
Leading UK fruit and vegetable distributor Nationwide Produce has launched a premium British asparagus brand for its wholesale customers in time for the new season, which officially gets under way on 23 April.
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Bedmar's white asparagus from Jaén has a new marketer
2023-04-14 00:00
The president of the Provincial Council of Jaén, Francisco Reyes, and the mayor of Bedmar and Garcíez, Pablo Ruiz, visited the Colmena Verde company, which is dedicated to the marketing of fruit and organic products, including white asparagus grown in this municipality.
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'Asparagus sales mostly didn't get the momentum we were hoping for until the second half of the week'
2023-04-14 00:00
The presence of domestic offerings, as well as interest, fluctuated throughout the week. However, despite more difficult and reduced domestic cultivation, Holy Week ended quite satisfactorily, also due to the increasing number of sunny days. The trade mostly got the hoped-for momentum only in
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A weather-related trend for Italian organic asparagus
2023-04-14 00:00
The weather is seriously affecting asparagus cultivation in the province of Foggia, Apulia. The tail end of a winter that is still harsh on Italy - as the weather is expected to worsen next weekend after a few days of good weather - is affecting the harvest of green, conventional and organic
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Scottish asparagus four weeks earlier than last year
2023-04-13 00:00
The first asparagus was cut on 21st March this year at Scottish grower Denhead Farms in Coupar Angus. This was a whole 4 weeks earlier than last year.
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Minister President Dr. Markus Söder and Minister of Food Michaela Kaniber open Bavarian asparagus season
2023-04-13 00:00
With a symbolic first asparagus cut, Minister President Dr Markus Söder and Minister of Food Michaela Kaniber officially opened this year's Bavarian asparagus season together with the Franconian Asparagus Queen Veronika Hußnätter.
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This week in Fruchthandel Magazine: Logistics, Asparagus, Overseas
2023-04-13 00:00
The asparagus qualities in this country are good and the producers are prepared for the season. However, the general conditions in asparagus cultivation are becoming increasingly difficult, as was shown at the "International Workshop on Quality Control Fruit & Vegetables" in Bonn - organised by the
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Minister President Dr Markus Söder and Minister of Food Michaela Kaniber open Bavarian asparagus season
2023-04-13 00:00
With a symbolic first asparagus cut, Minister President Dr Markus Söder and Minister of Food Michaela Kaniber officially opened this year's Bavarian asparagus season together with the Franconian Asparagus Queen Veronika Hußnätter.
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 11 April
2023-04-12 00:00
The asparagus harvest has started in Apulia and Sardinia, as well as Campania: high volumes have led to a fall in prices. Demand for artichokes increased, with positive effects on quotations. Strawberry prices rose sharply. Sicilian pepper production did not
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According to information from the Green Media House (GMH), asparagus growers are repeatedly criticised for the use of film on their fields. They often argue with false claims and half-truths.
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"Asparagus and spring simply belong together - and with rising temperatures around Easter, the vegetable grows and so does the desire for the first fresh, German asparagus," says Joachim Rukwied, President of the German Farmers' Association (DBV).
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"Belgian asparagus production should be in full swing by week 17"
2023-04-12 00:00
With the first snip, the Flemish Agricultural Minister, Jo Brouns, officially started the Belgian asparagus season last week. That, and Easter being over, however, does not mean that the "white gold" is massively available. "On the contrary, the weather isn't playing along for now, so open-field
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The asparagus qualities in this country are good and the producers are prepared for the season. However, the general conditions in asparagus cultivation are becoming increasingly difficult, as was shown at the "International Workshop on Quality Control Fruit & Vegetables" in Bonn - organised by the
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“We feel that people want to treat themselves around Easter”
2023-04-11 00:00
The star of Easter remains the asparagus of course, but many fruits and vegetables also benefit from this festive period. “In general, exotic fruits tend to sell well during the week of Easter. People get together with their families and want to treat themselves. We can feel a certain craze
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When we think of asparagus, we often think primarily of the classic white or green asparagus. However, Günter Hugenberg from Bejo Samen Ltd told us how diverse asparagus can be. "In the early segment, our Prius has become an extremely successful variety. The variety starts very early and has a
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"We are already in the middle of the asparagus season, but with 20-25% fewer volumes"
2023-04-07 00:00
The persistent cold from mid-January to early March, and the frosts when Granada's green asparagus season was starting in mid-March (with temperatures as low as -10ºC) affected the earliest crops and led to a slowdown in the harvest. In addition, the drought has contributed to a 20 to 25%
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After Easter, open ground produce replaces heated asparagus in the west of the country
2023-04-07 00:00
Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has been available in stores in western Germany. Due to high production costs and limited available quantities, prices for these first asparagus spears traditionally tend to be higher at retail. "Here we
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Asparagus, the return of winter has halted production
2023-04-07 00:00
The asparagus campaign has come to an unexpected halt in Apulia. After an almost early start a fortnight ago, this week's cold weather has brought production to a sudden halt. Updating us on the situation isGiuseppe De Filippo, sales manager ofFuturagri, an agricultural cooperative
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