Luxury white asparagus has a name: ASPA
In France, ASPA, led by Jacques Guironnet, produces a very early white asparagus thanks to the use of a hot-water [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon
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Asparagus to conquer Africa
Africa discovers asparagus production, with investors establishing the new culture there. Plantations in Namibia, Ethiopia and Madagascar are mainly for [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Christian Befve
White asparagus – A hot water treatment to limit postharvest pink discolouration ?
A quick hot water treatment of asparagus by dipping or spraying after harvest is efficient in preserving the white colour. [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by CTIFL
Night-harvesting asparagus in Spain
San José and his wife Pilar Chaqui, produce 25 hectares of organic white asparagus in Tudela de Duero, near Valladolid, [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon
Harvesting asparagus at night
Night harvesting is as yet still undeveloped among asparagus growers. Yet it offers certain advantages, as evidenced by those who [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon
Greek asparagus season
"Greece is the fourth largest European asparagus producing country. Very specialized in the cultivation of white asparagus, some companies are [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Gabriele Orsini
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US asparagus faces increasing competition from Mexico
« Mexican asparagus imports cause a reduction in the areas of asparagus grown in the United States, notably in California. [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Nadia Venticinque
Italy freezes its asparagus
Italy is Europe’s leading asparagus processing country. Much of the production is for freezing, in accordance with the standards required [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Lucciano Trentini
Where in the world is asparagus processed?
Canned or frozen, the processed asparagus market represents an outlet for a third of the world's asparagus crops, with China, [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon
Speed gives Australia an edge in Asia
Asparagus is Australia's second biggest fresh vegetable export. The lion's share of exportation goes to Japan. Could China be its [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Julie Butler
France cultivates tradition
France grows its own asparagus. Once served at the table of the French kings, asparagus has now become a festive [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Guy Dubon
Asparagus in the age of Brexit
The UK asparagus sector views the new migration restrictions with trepidation, as the struggles to recruit pickers seem set to [...]
Fri 14/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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