WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  SEP 17 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                        SEP 08   SEP 01   SEP 09  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           SEP 14   SEP 07   SEP 15  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   SEP 14 2019  SEP 15 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            -            4           11
    CANADA                            -        -        -            1            7            8
    CHILE                             -        -        3            -            7           15
    ECUADOR                           -        -       10            6           23           31
    FRANCE                            -        -        -            6            5            5
    MEXICO                          297      321      168         6266         6820        31026
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            2            1            1
    PERU                            316      493      564         8582         8537        19555
  IMPORT TOTAL                      613      814      749        14864        15405        50652
                                                                                                

ASPARAGUS - GREENHOUSE                                                                          
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -           10            7            8
    PERU                              -        -        -            -            -           32
  IMPORT TOTAL                        -        -        -           10            7           40
                                                                                                

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

COMMODITY TOTAL                     613      814      749        17503        18753        54038