WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAY 21 2024               ASPARAGUS                                      
                                                                                                
Provided by:  Specialty Crops Market News                                                       
              Federal - State Market News Service, USDA.                                        
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
                                       SHIPMENTS BY ORIGINS                                     
                           (AMOUNTS ARE SHOWN IN UNITS OF 10,000 LBS)                           
                                                                                                
COMMODITY                        MAY 12   MAY 05   MAY 14  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAY 18   MAY 11   MAY 20  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2024     2024     2023   MAY 18 2024  MAY 20 2023  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
ASPARAGUS                                                                                       
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    MICHIGAN                        134       91      249          240          355         1581
    WASHINGTON                       42       38       72          235          252          376
    TOTAL                           176      130      321          476          607         1957
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                        176      130      321          476          607         1957
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    ARGENTINA                         -        -        -           14           10           10
    CANADA                           18        -        5          538          408          486
    ECUADOR                           1        1        -          259          209          209
    FRANCE                            -        1        1            4            3            5
    GUATEMALA                         -        -        -            3            2            2
    MEXICO                          232      300      330        33394        32537        32950
    NETHERLANDS                       1        1        1            7            5           13
    PERU                            316      298      335          938         1287        15669
  IMPORT TOTAL                      568      601      672        35158        34462        49345
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - GREENHOUSE                                                                          
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            -            1            1
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            -            1            1
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - ORGANIC                                                                             
    ECUADOR                           -        -        -            4            -            -
    MEXICO                           56       75        -          870            -            -
    PERU                              -        -        -            -            -            2
  IMPORT TOTAL                       56       75        -          873            -            2
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     800      806      993        36508        35069        51304