date:Aug 23, 2013
Export of fresh and refrigerated asparagus from Peru has grown on average by about 13 percent annually since 2008, according to ComexPeru. The Andina news agency reports that asparagus is the countrys top non-traditional agricultural export in the first half of 2013, according to official data. It was also the third most exported non-traditional export in that period.
Asparagus shipments were up by 20 percent in the first half of 2013 compared to the same period last year. The spring vegetable