date:Jan 25, 2013
e heads open. Growers then disregard whole fields. The yield is currently minimal. If the weather is colder, the volume will pick up again.
In late December and the first week of January in Peru asparagus is still cut. Spears still being cut are often sent to America. These have much higher FOB-price because the airfreight costs less. Therefore there is more exported there. Some is still sent to Europe but that goes mainly to the big players.
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