WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  OCT 16 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                        OCT 06   SEP 29   OCT 07  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           OCT 12   OCT 05   OCT 13  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   OCT 12 2019  OCT 13 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                         -        1        1            3            9           11
    CANADA                            -        -        -            1            7            8
    CHILE                             -        -        -            -            7           15
    ECUADOR                           -        -        -            6           23           31
    FRANCE                            -        -        -            8            5            5
    MEXICO                          338      380      276         7837         7647        31026
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            2            1            1
    PERU                            379      518      494        10558        11168        19555
  IMPORT TOTAL                      718      898      770        18415        18868        50652
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - GREENHOUSE                                                                          
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -           12            7            8
    PERU                              -        -        -            -            -           32
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -           12            7           40
                                                                                                

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

COMMODITY TOTAL                     718      898      770        21056        22215        54038