3/31/2024 0 Comments Visual assist whole tomato![]() ![]() In 2020, Peru ranked second only to Mexico in fresh asparagus imported to the U.S., representing 35.2% of all asparagus imports into the U.S. Imports of asparagus have increasingly led the charge and share of this veggie on American’s plates. “We promote it whether it comes from nearby Michigan, or California or Peru.” “Customers like asparagus, they want it, and now it’s available year-round,” says Vince Mastromauro, director of produce operations for Sunset Foods, a five-store chain based in Highland Park, IL. data, as provided by New York, NY-headquartered Nielsen. And asparagus represented 1.2% of total produce sales and 2.5% of total vegetable dollars as of the 52 weeks ending Oct. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service statistics from April 2021. asparagus consumption has almost doubled in the last decade-plus, from 1.29 pounds in 2009 to 1.83 pounds in 2020, based on U.S. While local is still a big deal, this green stalk-shaped vegetable is now available year-round on retail shelves, thanks to a combination of domestic production and imports. used to be farmers markets advertising “fresh grass.” That meant first of the season asparagus had arrived. Ī sure sign of spring in the Northeastern U.S. Originally printed in the November 2021 issue of Produce Business. Keep customers happy year-round: Peruvian asparagus is harvested and imported into the U.S. Research Perspective/Comments and Analysis. ![]()
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