WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  OCT 08 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 29   SEP 22   SEP 30  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           OCT 05   SEP 28   OCT 06  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   OCT 05 2019  OCT 06 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            2            8           11
    CANADA                            -        -        -            1            7            8
    CHILE                             -        -        -            -            7           15
    ECUADOR                           -        -        -            6           23           31
    FRANCE                            -        -        -            8            5            5
    MEXICO                          322      339      218         7438         7372        31026
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            2            1            1
    PERU                            406      512      863        10063        10674        19555
  IMPORT TOTAL                      728      852     1082        17519        18097        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                     728      852     1082        20160        21445        54038