Vegetable production in the United States fell more than 3% from 2017 to 2022

Published 2024년 4월 22일

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Over the last five years, the U.S. agricultural sector has encountered several obstacles, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, extreme weather, increased production costs, and logistical challenges, leading to a more than 3% drop in vegetable production from 2017 to 2022. Despite these hurdles, fresh vegetable exports from Mexico to the U.S. have seen a nearly 40% increase, especially in asparagus, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers. The article also highlights current market trends, including a dip in asparagus demand and prices, with expected decreased arrivals from Mexico and an uptick from Peru, alongside an ample supply of avocados with slow trade and lower prices, even for organic varieties.

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In the last five years, the sector has faced Covid-19, extreme weather phenomena, skyrocketing costs for producers, logistical complications and a reduction in vegetable production in the United States of more than 3% from 2017 to 2022. In that same period, period, total fresh vegetable exports from Mexico to the United States increased almost 40%, with products such as asparagus, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers. Demand for asparagus is light, and prices are lower this week. Arrivals from Mexico through Calexico, California and Arizona are expected to decrease. Commercial activity is quite slow and prices are lower. 5kg boxes of extra-large asparagus are around $20.75-22.75, large ones are $18.75, standard ones are around $18.75; the large organic ones are at 21.75-22.75, the standard ones are at 21.75-2.75. Some have also begun to arrive from Peru through the ports of southern Florida, and volumes are expected to increase, also with arrivals by plane, in the next two weeks. ...

Source: Portaldelcampo