Asparagus
High prices in the international market offset the fall in Peruvian asparagus volumes
2023-11-09 00:00
Peru exported 65,176 tons of asparagus up to September, 21% less volume than by the same date last year. However, since prices were 31% higher than in 2022, the value achieved increased by 4% year-on-year to 251 million dollars.
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Peruvian blueberries through Miami, Philadelphia, and New York ports expected to remain the same
2023-11-08 00:00
Seasonal changes have led to a shift in the commodities of interest for this report. Blueberries have replaced asparagus, as the number of growing areas for shipping blueberries continues to grow while demand for asparagus is traditionally light in late summer. This list will be revisited
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Innovative at expoSE and expoDirekt 2023
2023-11-08 00:00
The combined expoSE and expoDirekt trade fairs are fast approaching. They will take place on 22 and 23 November 2023, traditionally in Karlsruhe. During them, more than 400 exhibitors from twelve countries will provide information on asparagus cultivation
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HEPRO's asparagus peeling machine wins the German Design Award
2023-11-06 00:00
The ultra-compact asparagus peeling machine "spargel to go" from HEPRO GmbH has been awarded the German Design Award Special 2023 for 'Excellent Product Design Retail', an internationally recognised seal for design achievements. "The world's smallest asparagus peeling machine - for self-service
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NZ growers are losing money on asparagus, even offering travel vouchers to boost demand
2023-11-02 00:00
NZ asparagus growers claim to be losing money on every bunch of asparagus sold. Also, they are turning to the export market to absorb some volumes, but there's no money in that either.
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Peruvian box producer looking to expand to US market
2023-11-01 00:00
A Peruvian polypropylene box manufacturer and supplier, YNG Packaging, who services the local asparagus and avocado industry is looking to expand to the US market. Yela Nestorovic, CEO of YNG Packaging in Peru: “We have capacity to produce more boxes and because it is needed in the US we want
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"Despite inflation, sales of 'smaller' exotics continue well"
2023-10-19 00:00
In the wake of larger exotics like mangos, limes, asparagus, and papayas, the Dutch company Yex also gets smaller products like rambutan, carambola, horned melon, and granadilla every year. "Many of these products are generally flown in from Colombia, but we get things like rambutan and
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The expoSE & expoDirekt 2023 is less than a month and a half away!
2023-10-13 00:00
This year's edition of the combined expoSE & expoDirekt will traditionally take place in Karlsruhe on 22-23 November. The organisers want to present a broad product range with innovations and proven solutions, as well as a comprehensive
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Apofruit, spring payouts to members grow
2023-09-26 00:00
Positive figures for Apofruit's spring liquidations 2023. Between strawberries, asparagus, early potatoes and small fruits (raspberries and blueberries), 21,900,000 euro will be liquidated to producer members, compared to 19,660,000 euro the previous year: +11.3% in value, against a quantity
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Asparagus is grown on about 22,000 hectares in Germany, while the vegetable grows on just over 3,000 hectares in the Netherlands, according to John Schuurman. He is responsible at Enza Zaden for the Daleza F1 variety, which was introduced in 2020. "Many plant propagators are concentrated in the
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Granada starts this year's second green asparagus campaign
2023-09-19 00:00
A total of 15 cooperatives in La Vega and Poniente have started the year's second green asparagus campaign, which takes place between September and October.
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On September 28, Industrial Auctions will auction off hundreds of lots online. Amongst the offer is a wide range of potato, vegetable, and fruit processing machines.
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EW GROUP purchases Planasa
2023-09-18 11:00
Planasa has been acquired by German EW Group in a deal worth €900 million. Planasa, based in Navarra (Spain) is a world leader in obtaining and propagating various varieties of berries and other vegetables such as garlic, asparagus, and avocados, supplying customers in more than 25 countries.
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The Green Line-DimmidiSì expands the range of Fresh Risottos
2023-09-13 00:00
Driven by the excellent market response, the range of Fresh RisottosLa Linea Verde-DimmidiSì is enriched with a new recipe, Risotto with Red Radicchio and Walnuts. Prepared without preservatives and with 100% Italian rice
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Peru shipping 15-20 percent less asparagus to the U.S. right now
2023-09-13 00:00
Supplies of imported asparagus are lower currently. “We are about 15 to 20 percent below last year’s volumes. Some weeks show an even greater disparity,” says Carlos Solf, director of procurement for Southern Specialties.
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According to Fresh Fruit, the international market for fresh asparagus is going through difficult times. "The main world producers, including Peru, are suffering shortages in the volumes of their stocks. These shortages are due to various reasons, the most relevant of which are the natural
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Seasonal changes lead to shift in commodities of interest; blueberries have replaced asparagus
2023-08-28 00:00
Seasonal changes have led to a shift in the commodities of interest for this report. Blueberries have replaced asparagus as the supplies from the various growing areas shipping blueberries peak, while supplies of asparagus are traditionally light in late summer. This list will be revisited
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According to the preliminary survey of harvest volumes of asparagus and strawberries in Germany by the Federal Statistical Office, the asparagus harvest will fall by 4 percent and the strawberry harvest by 14 percent compared with the previous year. Compared to the average harvest volumes from
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Movement of asparagus from Peru imports through South Florida expected to remain about the same
2023-07-10 00:00
The current and extreme weather conditions hovering over North America could have an impact with crop production yields and, in the meantime, consumers can expect to see smaller selections at the grocery store. The U.S. and Mexico are dealing with triple-digit temperatures in the growing
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This year's asparagus season will be remembered as satisfactory. "Except for the last three weeks from the beginning of June, we had consistently good qualities, which is mainly due to the cool weather. On the part of the food retailers, sales of German asparagus were further increased by means
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