WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  MAR 21 2023               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 12   MAR 05   MAR 13  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           MAR 18   MAR 11   MAR 19  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2023     2023     2022   MAR 18 2023  MAR 19 2022  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
ASPARAGUS                                                                                       
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    MICHIGAN                          -        -        -            -            -          588
    WASHINGTON                        -        -        -            -            -          404
    TOTAL                             -        -        -            -            -          992
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          -        -        -            -            -          992
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    ARGENTINA                         -        -        -           10            7            7
    CANADA                            -        -        -          403          350          394
    CHILE                             -        -        -            -            2            2
    ECUADOR                           -        -        -          209          210          210
    FRANCE                            -        -        -            -            -            4
    GUATEMALA                         -        -        -            1            -            -
    MEXICO                         1500     1431     2013        22231        27472        38776
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            -            -            3
    PERU                             61       75       70        21547        21496        21546
  IMPORT TOTAL                     1561     1507     2083        44402        49537        60942
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - GREENHOUSE                                                                          
    CANADA                            -        -        -            -           11           11
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            -            -            7
    PERU                              -        -        -            1            5            5
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            1           16           23
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - ORGANIC                                                                             
    MEXICO                            -        -        -            -          104          104
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            -          104          104
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                    1561     1507     2083        44403        49658        62062