As every year, service-industry and consumer customers are beginning to welcome the start of the asparagus season in Germany. Asparagus has long been a cult vegetable and is now a favourite here. In 2016, private consumers bought an average of two kilograms of white asparagus per household. With green asparagus, it was 240 grams per household. 84 percent of the asparagus consumption in Germany is covered by local farmers.
Due to the wet weather of the last few weeks, the ground work on the asparagus fields has not yet begun. The first German asparagus from the so-called premature cultivation, is expected to be available shortly. These are plants which are supplied with energy by external waste heat. Subsequently, asparagus from the cultivation with protective double or triple tunnels will be available at the beginning of April - around the same time as last year. Produce from the Rhineland, the Lower Rhine and Brandenburg is expected by the end of April at the latest.
Cultivation amounts and cultivation areas in Germany
In 2016, 120,000 metric tonnes of asparagus was harvested in Germany. This shows an increase of more than five percent compared to 2015. Two-thirds of the harvest was produced in Lower Saxony (26,800 metric tonnes), Bavaria (19,600 metric tonnes), Brandenburg (19,600 metric tonnes) and North Rhine-Westphalia (17,600 metric tonnes). With an area of 27,000 hectares (which had increased by 5 percent), asparagus was also the top growing vegetable in Germany in 2016. Last year, asparagus was cultivated on 22 percent of German vegetable farmland.
Cooking-box for cream of asparagus soup
Asparagus plays a major role in the cooking-box market. An increasing number of consumers want to cook healthy and tasty food, despite the hustle and bustle of everyday life. However, because it is so time consuming to search for the right recipe and ingredients, many consumers simply go for ready-made products to save them the trouble. "In the cooking boxes, Landgard offers all the ingredients and a healthy recipe all packaged in a box. The recipes are simple and in easy steps, so that in a short time a healthy and home-made dish is ready on the table. As well as many other dishes, Landgard offers a delicious cream of asparagus soup in the cooking-box", says Armin Rehberg, Chairman of Landgard eG.
Landgard supports the campaign, "Germany tastes good."
Landgard is committed not only to asparagus, but also to other products by German producers. As part of the campaign, "Germany tastes good", Landgard is addressing the need for consumers to be able to recognise the origin of food quickly and easily. Such an identification includes the guarantee that extensive quality assurance measures, environmentally-friendly logistics measures and high product-safety measures are ensured. Additionally, supporting domestic producers is very important to consumers when purchasing their vegetables.
Landgard is committed not only to asparagus, but also to other products by German producers. As part of the campaign, "Germany tastes good", Landgard is addressing the need for consumers to be able to recognise the origin of food quickly and easily. Such an identification includes the guarantee that extensive quality assurance measures, environmentally-friendly logistics measures and high product-safety measures are ensured. Additionally, supporting domestic producers is very important to consumers when purchasing their vegetables.
For more information:
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