{"id":20306,"date":"2024-05-09T09:35:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=20306"},"modified":"2024-05-09T09:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:38:47","slug":"the-ontario-asparagus-harvest-starts-bravely-after-frost-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/05\/09\/the-ontario-asparagus-harvest-starts-bravely-after-frost-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ontario asparagus harvest starts bravely after frost delay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a temporary delay due to spring frost, the May to mid-June Ontario asparagus harvest is underway in eastern Canada. Farmers hope for dry weather to help with the reaping and for lower production in competing eastern U.S., to boost\u00a0prices<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This season could be a repeat of the 2023 season that started on a low price note but ended strongly. As the season progressed, prices in Ontario soon climbed to $2.34 per pound<\/u><\/a>, the highest since 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, the price outlook is secondary to\u00a0a frost-free harvest\u00a0for southern Ontario farmers. Asparagus<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is a food crop that thrives in warm conditions and spears wilt when spring night temperatures go below 5\u00ba Celsius. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Bob Kerr of Kerr Farms in Chatham-Kent, Ont., frost can be harmful. Kerr told CTV Canada on May 8, 2024 that currently there was\u00a0no frost forecast\u00a0<\/u><\/a>to worry about.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Promoting the Ontario Asparagus Harvest in the U.S.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During the two-month asparagus harvest in Ontario, offshore agents from the Caribbean and Mexico usually come and trade the crop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These agents carry the produce across the border to eastern United States where wholesalers await their orders with quotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canadian suppliers will be lucky this season if New Jersey in northeast U.S. will have weak supplies. NJ is the third biggest asparagus-producing American state and its crop had a value of $12.5 million<\/u><\/a> in 2023.  Its season starts roughly at the same time as Ontario\u2019s and therefore has a huge effect on supply and demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price Performance Since 2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Whichever way the NJ season impacts the Canadian rates, it is noteworthy that Ontario has been enjoying impressive prices lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Canada\u2019s government data, the price climbed to C$1.99<\/u><\/a> ($1.45) per pound in 2019 and has held ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 recorded the highest price to date for Ontario\u2019s asparagus at C$2.38 ($1.73) a pound. The price dipped in 2021 and 2022 to C$2.14 and C$2.16 ($1.56-1.57) respectively before it picked in 2023 at C$2.34 ($1.70).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the factors that affect the remuneration in Ontario include concurrent production in other states such as British Columbia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, the Ontario asparagus niche has grown into a big industry in terms of land expansion. The area under asparagus in the state crossed the 4,000-hectare mark in 2022 for the first time since 1987. Asparagus acreage in 2023 stood at its highest ever, at 4,310 hectares and it keeps growing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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