"Asparagus market not immediately in a dip when lacking in export"

The asparagus sales have been going well all season, says Theo Jegerings of trade company Langfruit from Venlo. "In the past the price could go into a downward spiral when export was lacking, but for the last two years you've seen Holland paying the asparagus price themselves and this season again the retailers are buying asparagus well. At the moment the asparagus price is around 3.50 Euro for double-A asparagus."

"Some growers indicated they would supply less asparagus this year, but we've received more asparagus this year", continues Theo. "We're in the last month of the asparagus season. There is less being produced, but also because the consumption traditionally decreases around now, I expect the prices to remain reasonably stable."

Riny van der Staak of the Venlo trading company of the same name, is reasonably positive about the current season. "At the beginning of the season the sales were going really well and there were high prices. Now the prices have been a little less good these last three weeks, but we can make up for it in the coming weeks."

What the Venlo asparagus trader thinks is striking is that the seasons of the heated cultivation and the traditional cultivation have followed each other up well. "You can see the price difference between the qualitatively good and lesser asparagus have decreased lately. The consumer is buying more price aware."

For more information:
Theo Jegerings
Langfruit
Venrayseweg 198
5928 RH Venlo
Tel: 0031 77-3236632
www.langfruit.nl

Riny van der Staak B.V.
Venrayseweg 132 B
5928 RH Venlo
Tel: 0031 77 3230919
Fax: 0031 77 3821269
www.rinyvanderstaak.nl