Asparagus

A not inconsiderable part of the asparagus consumed in Germany during the asparagus season does not come from domestic fields, but from abroad. Last year, 19,500 t of the asparagus were imported fresh or chilled into Germany - almost 29 % less than in the previous year, according to the asparagus trade association.
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It will be a while before the large Belgian asparagus volumes arrive. Lately, there have been more and more reports about their arrival, but grower Leo Henckens does not expect the open-field asparagus to genuinely start until mid-April. "It's a shame that Easter's so early this year. That's
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The first asparagus of the season were cut at New Forest Fruit on 22nd of February. read more

According to information from the Foreign Trade Society of Peru (ComexPerú), in the first month of 2023, Peruvian air shipments were led by exports of fruit and vegetable products, which amounted to 8,686 tons, i.e. 1.1% more than in the same month of the previous year. read more

The Camp-Galhan winery in the Cevennes also produces sweet onions and green asparagus on 4 hectares. Lionel Pourquier, manager of the farm, has been adapting and perfecting his production techniques for several decades in order to offer the most tender and highest quality asparagus possible.
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With spring, the asparagus season in Germany begins again. Even though the starting situation could be better due to increased production costs and persistent inflation, confidence is showing after the difficult asparagus year 2022. read more

Muddy Machines is a UK-based robotics company. It has developed a team of five robotic harvesters called "Sprout" that will work together to pick British asparagus commercially in Herefordshire starting from April 1st. The robots have been designed to work accurately for up to 16 hours a day and
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A ‘herd’ of robots is to be released into the English countryside to commercially pick British asparagus for the first time this coming season. read more

There is plenty of demand, but due to the cold weather and lack of sunshine hours, the larger volumes of Dutch asparagus are still a while away. "We also still have to do quite a bit of ploughing up and laying foil at our outdoor fields, it has just been too wet for that recently. For Easter,
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There is a general decline in fruit and vegetable prices. Demand for asparagus is still contracted and that for strawberries is still subdued. The Sicilian tarocco orange campaign closes early. read more

The asparagus harvest is now gradually gaining momentum with the first batches coming from sites with heated cultivation. But the main harvest does not start until shortly before Easter. FreshPlaza.de gathered updates and harvest forecasts from the different growing regions. read more

With the beginning of spring, the start of the asparagus season is not far away. According to the Association of Southern German Asparagus and Strawberry Growers (VSSE), asparagus growers in warm regions of Germany are expecting larger quantities of asparagus at the end of March.
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The new asparagus season is upon us and the Franconian Asparagus Growers' Association is now represented by a new asparagus queen: Veronika Hussnätter from Middle Franconia is the new Franconian Asparagus Queen, as announced by the Bavarian Farmers' Association (BBV). read more

Since the end of last week, OGA/OGV Nordbaden eG in Bruchsal has been offering the first asparagus from covered heated open ground areas from German production, managing director Hans Lehar tells us. "There are only a manageable number of farms nationwide that produce asparagus on heated areas.
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Extensive flooding across many parts of the north of Peru caused damage to key bridges and roads that caused delays of getting export crops such as table grapes, mangoes, avocados and asparagus to ports. Following heavy rains and flooding, caused by cyclone “Yaku” that formed off the coast
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Sales of early table potatoes from imports tend to decrease in Germany during the first half of each year. In the first quarter, origins such as Israel or Egypt have virtually no market significance any more. From April onwards, they are used in the asparagus potato niche,
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The season’s first asparagus has become available on the Georgian market. Although it takes a few more weeks for the open-field production to start, asparagus produced in the high tunnels are already sold. At the moment, the retail price of asparagus in specialized fruit and vegetable stores
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Georgian asparagus and blueberry producer GeoFresh LLC expects to harvest up to 25 tonnes of asparagus this year for export to the Persian Gulf countries. According to GeoFresh representative Salome Kveliashvili, the company has updated the GlobalG.A.P. certificate and is ready to export to the
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Over 400 exhibitors from twelve nations will be at the 27th expoSE - Europe's leading trade fair for asparagus and berry cultivation - and the 12th expoDirekt - Germany's largest trade fair for direct agricultural marketing - at Messe Karlsruhe from 22 to 23 November 2023.
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The asparagus campaign will start in Granada with a significant delay due to the drop in temperatures in January and February. “The asparagus harvest in the province normally starts at the end of February, but as of March 10 we haven't harvested any kilos yet,” stated Yohan Lanoë, from
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