Asparagus

"Demand for asparagus has increased by 40% during the last week alone, with average prices of €4/kg. Most of our produce is commercialized in Scandinavia in 250 and 500 gram bunches. Asparagus are a spring product and, although the harvesting calendar is very short (late March to late May),
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The three-day event will take place from 10 to 12 May 2023 at Limgroup's site at Veld-Oostenrijk 14 in Horst. The event offers the ideal opportunity to discover the latest developments in the asparagus and strawberry range and to exchange knowledge and experiences. read more

Last Sunday, St George’s Day marked the official start of the English asparagus season, and despite the cold, dull weather there were home-grown asparagus on the shelves in time. read more

Last year, the Peruvian grower Complejo Agroindustrial Beta started a European sales office on the Dutch market, called Beta Best Produce. The company has a cultivation area of ​​5,500 hectares of blueberries, grapes, asparagus, avocados, citrus and pomegranates and is among the largest
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The countdown for the first Germany-wide asparagus campaign is on. It is aimed at the trade, politics and the public and aims to promote asparagus with many regional activities in direct sales and trade, a new website www.deutschlandspargel.de as well as numerous marketing, PR and read more

The fresh vegetable division of the Arterris cooperative covers two French regions: Occitania and PACA, which represent about 50,000 tons of production (carrots, turnips, black radishes, asparagus, potatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers…). For its commercial development, Arterris relies on 3
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The Belgian soil-grown chicory season is gradually nearing its end. With the asparagus season starting and summer approaching, consumers will increasingly be leaning toward products like tomatoes and asparagus. "The end is in sight. Many growers have already stopped the soil-grown whites. We
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Bernd Bahlmann was able to harvest his first asparagus on Maundy Thursday, April 6, in order to be able to offer it at Easter. "However, the volumes were not yet sufficient to open our farm store. It was too long cold and wet for that, which is why the asparagus also could not grow as hoped,"
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It will be a very complex campaign for asparagus in 2023, due to the very late start. Apofruit, a fruit and vegetable cooperative with more than 2,700 members throughout Italy, takes stock of the situation in the aftermath of the marketing of the first quantities and
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The asparagus season is severely delayed due to the mild winter. Apofruitis therefore relying on innovation to increase productivity and support members' investments. Such as harvesting with 'go karts' to replace manual harvesting. Green technology in the field read more

The pea campaign started with medium-high volumes. The May 1st holiday is expected to give a new impetus to broad beans. Decisive drop in asparagus prices with the start of the asparagus harvest (after Campania) in Apulia, Sardinia and Veneto. Demand for strawberries is reduced,
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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. read more

It is white, delicate and slender. It is the Zambana asparagus, a niche product that has been growing in the Adige Valley for over two hundred years, where it is cultivated using traditional techniques. read more

The Belgian company, Tino's Fruit, has had a few, exceptionally hectic, weeks. "I think we had one of the busiest Easters ever," says business manager Geert Baecke. "The weather was beautiful, everyone came out, and there was an exceptional asparagus demand. It's always a much sought-after item
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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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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. read more

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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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. read more

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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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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