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Variation of -29% for the volume of asparagus imported by Germany
Germany
Wednesday 29 March 2023
FJ
In 2022 Germany produced 110,300 tonnes of asparagus and imported 19,500 tonnes of asparagus mainly from Spain, Greece, Italy and Peru (Photo: obi.de).
Germany is a major producer of asparagus but in 2022 according to Destatis data, the Federal Statistical Office, the country imported a much lower volume than the previous year.
Destatis, the Federal Statistical Office, announces that in 2022 Germany imported 19,500 tonnes of fresh or chilled asparagus, i.e. almost -29% compared to the previous year.
The vast majority (87%) of this volume was imported over the period from March to June, which corresponds to the harvest period in Germany. The main supplier countries were Spain (34% of the total volume imported), Greece (24%), Italy (12%) and Peru (12%).
According to Destatis, in 2022 Germany produced 110,300 tons of asparagus, more than 5 times the volume that was imported. The German harvest in 2022 varied by -8% compared to 2021. Mainly due to the decrease in the cultivated area which totaled only 21,300 hectares in 2022, i.e. -5% compared to 2021.
Despite this decrease in area, asparagus was the vegetable with the largest area in Germany in 2022, ahead of onions (15,100 hectares) and carrots (13,600 hectares).
source : destatis.de
