Most of the canned white asparagus comes from outside of Spain

Most of the canned white asparagus that is marketed in Spain comes from outside the country, due to the significant savings in labor and production costs that its importation entails compared to the price to pay for growing and processing it in national territory. The difference has reached almost 92% in favor of canning with asparagus of foreign origin, according to a study carried out by the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) Espárrago de Navarra. This analysis indicates that of a market of some 60 million canned white asparagus, only 5 million (8.3%) are of Spanish origin. More recent is a study by the Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU), which in 2021 analyzed 26 whole extra-category canned white asparagus and thick or very thick caliber, obtaining as a result that 15 of those analyzed indicated on their labeling that they came from from China or Peru, and the rest had their origin in Spain. Many of the imported asparagus are packaged in Spanish canning factories, ...