WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAR 19 2019               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                        MAR 10   MAR 03   MAR 11  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAR 16   MAR 09   MAR 17  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   MAR 16 2019  MAR 17 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
ASPARAGUS                                                                                       
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -       24            -           24          632
    MICHIGAN                          -        -        -            -            -         1073
    WASHINGTON                        -        -        -            -            -         1625
    TOTAL                             -        -       24            -           24         3330
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          -        -       24            -           24         3330
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    ARGENTINA                         -        -        -           11           11           11
    BRAZIL                            -        -        -            -            1            1
    CANADA                            -        -        -            7            6           10
    CHILE                             -        -        -           11           12           18
    ECUADOR                           -        -        -           30           26           26
    FRANCE                            -        -        -            -            -            5
    MEXICO                         1266     1998     1763        22648        23869        31621
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            -            -            1
    PERU                              8       11       82        18963        15701        15970
  IMPORT TOTAL                     1274     2009     1846        41670        39625        47662
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - GREENHOUSE                                                                          
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            1            1            7
    PERU                              -        -        -           32            -            -
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -           32            1            8
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - ORGANIC                                                                             
    MICHIGAN                          -        -        -            -            -           10
    TOTAL                             -        -        -            -            -           10
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          -        -        -            -            -           10
                                                                                                
    MEXICO                            -        -        -            6            -            -
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            6            -            -
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                    1274     2009     1871        41709        39650        51010