WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  DEC 31 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                        DEC 22   DEC 15   DEC 23  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           DEC 28   DEC 21   DEC 29  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   DEC 28 2019  DEC 29 2018  LAST SEASON
                                                                                                
ASPARAGUS                                                                                       
  TRUCK                                                                                         
    CALIFORNIA-CENTRAL                -        -        -            -          632          632
    MICHIGAN                          -        -        -         1502         1073         1073
    WASHINGTON                        -        -        -         1127         1625         1625
    TOTAL                             -        -        -         2629         3330         3330
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          -        -        -         2629         3330         3330
                                                                                                
  IMPORT                                                                                        
    ARGENTINA                         -        -        -            4           11           11
    CANADA                            -        -        -            1            7            8
    CHILE                             5        -        -            5            7           15
    ECUADOR                           -        -        1           12           25           31
    FRANCE                            -        -        -            8            5            5
    GUATEMALA                         2        -        -            2            -            -
    MEXICO                           78      147      133        11699        10762        31026
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            2            1            1
    PERU                            361        9      479        15272        17072        19555
  IMPORT TOTAL                      446      156      613        27005        27891        50652
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - GREENHOUSE                                                                          
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -           12            8            8
    PERU                              -        -        -            -            -           32
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -           12            8           40
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - ORGANIC                                                                             
    MICHIGAN                          -        -        -            -           10           10
    TOTAL                             -        -        -            -           10           10
                                                                                                
  U.S. TOTAL                          -        -        -            -           10           10
                                                                                                
    MEXICO                            -        -        -            -            -            9
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -            -            -            9
                                                                                                

COMMODITY TOTAL                     446      156      613        29646        31239        54042