First Georgian asparagus available

Published Mar 16, 2023

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The article highlights the availability of early asparagus in the Georgian market, sourced from high tunnel cultivation, with retail prices set at 55 GEL per kg (€ 20.07). The 'Ozaani' cooperative, which operates both open field and tunnel greenhouse asparagus farms, anticipates a tonne yield from the tunnels for supermarket sales in Tbilisi, at lower prices compared to last season due to the stronger Georgian lari. The open field season, expected to lower prices significantly, promises a 15-20 ton harvest from mid-April to early June. In addition to airing plans to increase production and expand into frozen asparagus sales off-season, the cooperative also purchases asparagus from other growers for freezing.

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The first asparagus of the season are available on the Georgian market. Although it is still a few weeks before the harvest of the open field crops starts, the asparagus grown in the high tunnels are already being sold. Currently, the retail price of asparagus in specialized fruit and vegetable shops and supermarkets is about 55 GEL per kg (€ 20.07). One of the asparagus growers in Georgia is the cooperative "Ozaani", which, in addition to open field cultivation in eastern Georgia, in the municipality of Dedoplistskaro, also has tunnel greenhouses. This year, the cooperative expects to harvest up to one tonne of asparagus from the tunnels, which will be sold in supermarket chains in Tbilisi, including Agrohub, Nikora and Carrefour. The sale starts in two days. This season, the price offered by the supermarkets will probably be lower than last season. Last year they sold the early harvest for 40 GEL/kg (€ 14.60), now the estimated price will be 35 GEL (€ 12.77), although the retail ...

Source: AGF