Asparagus is up to 40% more expensive on the world market

These are turbulent times on the international asparagus market, reports market research agency Fresh Fruit. "The world's main producers, including Peru, are seeing their supply shrink. This is due to several reasons, but the main ones are the natural disasters and unusual temperatures in many parts of the world. In addition, the small profit margins of recent seasons have caused the area to is being scaled back, especially where fertile land is becoming scarcer." "This complicated situation has also caused asparagus prices to skyrocket on the international market. In markets such as Northern Europe and Asia, increases of up to 40% have been reported. And this appears to be the poor performance of Peru, which has been had no longer exported satisfactory volumes. In the first 7 months of this year, Peruvian asparagus exports amounted to 44,481 tons for approximately $ 162 million. That is 19% less volume than in the same period last year, but 2% more in value.” "Peru's export ...