May: A bad month for Peruvian asparagus

Asparagus did not do as expected last month. The average price was slightly favored (4%), but that was not enough for the low volumes shipped to affect the overall result. In this period, shipments of the product totaled 7,055 tons for US$ 23.4 million, which was 22% less in volume and 19% less in value than the same month of 2023. The price that was managed in the international market was of US$ 3.32 per kilogram. 27 destinations were reached, of which only two imported more than US$ 1 million; while the previous year there had been more than five markets that surpassed this purchase. The main destinations were the United States (62% participation), Spain (15%) and Germany (4%). The latter came to displace France and Japan, whose purchases even reached US$ 2 million in 2023. To the United States, shipments totaled 4,588 tons for US$ 14.4 million. This was 18% less in volume and 5% less in value than in 2023. The latter fell less thanks to a 16% price increase, leaving it at ...