Asparagus

The green asparagus campaign is starting slowly in Granada, with limited volumes due to the delay in the harvest caused by the low temperatures recorded since mid-January. The drought in the vegetable's largest producing area is the sector's main concern at the moment. read more

The Spanish Green Asparagus Interprofessional Organisation has met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, in Huétor Tájar (Granada). An appointment whose balance has been "very positive", as the president of the Interprofessional pointed out to Fruit Today,
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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has visited Huétor Tájar (Granada), where he was able to see the great diversity and strength of the agri-food companies and cooperatives working in the area. In this Granada municipality, there is a special dedication to the
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Where to put all the solar plants needed for the energy transition? In addition to roofs, agricultural land such as fields and meadows can also be suitable for generating solar power. Lettuce, asparagus, raspberries and other sensitive crops thrive well in the partial shade of solar modules.
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The Centro Sur cooperative (Cesurca) never stops innovating. Because, although this cooperative is the small story of the passion of a group of people from a village, Huétor Tájar, for the most traditional products of the Andalusian fertile plains, its vision of the future is not lacking in its strategy of
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“Our farms of the Gascony region are starting their campaign of organic Landes asparagus this week.” This asparagus has a great reputation thanks to the soils where it is produced: sandy soils that extend over the entire western Aquitaine basin, giving it characteristics that are quite
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Maïsadour, a cooperative group based in southwestern France that specializes in food processing, currently gathers around 30 asparagus growers for a surface area of 310 hectares and an annual harvest of 1,500 tons. read more

The Ecogreen Multis is now an acknowledged pillar of Ecogreen Italia's range of electric harvesting machines. read more

The recent frost in Spain has greatly impacted many Spanish vegetables' supply. "Asparagus in the Granada region, for example, is completely frozen," says Special Fruit's Tom Maes. "That supply is at a complete standstill, causing Spanish product prices to skyrocket." read more

The arrival of the first signs of spring, such as asparagus, hothouse rhubarb and wild garlic, marks the start of the spring campaign. Despite increased energy costs and continuing uncertainty, North Hessian fresh produce wholesaler Tom Meissner is confident about the upcoming season. "The price
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In the advertising campaign "go greener, feel better" of the European project "EU F & V Consumption - Providing information to increase the consumption of EU fresh fruit and vegetables in the EU internal market" ("EU Fruit-
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The starting signal for the German asparagus season has sounded. The first German asparagus from heated cultivation was harvested on February 24, being offered for sale at the Mack & Gerstner stand at the Mannheim wholesale market. read more

UK retailer Waitrose is selling new season British asparagus sooner than expected this year as its suppliers welcome an early season, reports Retail Times. read more

This year's asparagus season is also slowly getting underway in Munich's wholesale market hall. The first batches are now arriving from Greece as well as Italy. "We are holding back on Greece and are now focusing exclusively on Italy in the early sector," says Stefan Bednarek of Früchtewelt
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On Thursday 23 February, the first Dutch asparagus were auctioned at The Greenery, the buyer being Jumbo Supermarkets. Jumbo bought the first crate of 5 kg for the amount of € 5,000, after which The Greenery and its growers doubled the amount to read more

At the beginning of the 2023 asparagus season, Astrid Etèvenaux - director of the French Association of Asparagus Producers - gives an update on the harvest forecasts, the evolution of surface areas, consumption and the communication plan put in place to support the development of asparagus
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In 2022, the area under cultivation for outdoor vegetables in Brandenburg was around 6,500 ha. According to the Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office, this was 160 ha less than in the previous year. At 90,700 t, the total harvest was 2% below the six-year average (2016 to 2021) and 11% lower than in the previous year.
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In 2022, 131,295,602 kg worth US$372,252,711 were exported. This is a decrease of 12.02 % in value and -8.19 % in volume compared to 2021, agraria.pe refers to data from the Agrodata Peru portal. Fresh asparagus accounted for 73.36% of total exports in the year under review.
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Verdeflor plans to resume its Hass avocado, grape, asparagus, and pomegranate exports, which it had paused since 2020. This time, unlike years ago, it will export its own products from its fields located in Chao, Trujillo, and Huacho. read more