Good prospects for Dutch asparagus
Last week, The Greenery auctioned the first Dutch asparagus of the season. These came from Ron and Peter Martens of Tienray. The prospects for the coming season are good.
On Tuesday, 2 March, the auction began at precisely 06:50. On offer - the first asparagus from a heated greenhouse. The first top-quality asparagus - AA extra white - fetched top prices of €20 to almost €22/kg, says Ary van der Waal, The Greenery s Auction and Wholesale Salesman. Now, we ll begin auctioning 100 5kg trays. But, given the nice weather, this supply will increase every day, Several growers have now started harvesting. The supply should be reasonably good. If the good weather holds, we expect the mini tunnels to start producing asparagus before Easter.