WA_FV403                                                                                        
WASHINGTON  USDA  AMS  DEC 10 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 01   NOV 24   DEC 02  TOTAL THIS   TOTAL LAST              
  MODE                           DEC 07   NOV 30   DEC 08  SEASON THRU  SEASON THRU     TOTAL   
    ORIGIN                        2019     2019     2018   DEC 07 2019  DEC 08 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                             -        -        -            -            7           15
    ECUADOR                           -        -        -           10           23           31
    FRANCE                            -        -        -            8            5            5
    MEXICO                          246      366      180        11190        10289        31026
    NETHERLANDS                       -        -        -            2            1            1
    PERU                            286      401      609        14045        15516        19555
  IMPORT TOTAL                      532      767      789        25260        25859        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                     532      767      789        27901        29207        54042