White and green asparagus:
the harvest observatory.
Why is it important to know the volumes of white and green asparagus before they arrive?
According to insights gathered by Asparagus World, Eurofresh, and Christian Befve, is there an advantage to knowing the quantities of white and green asparagus available before they reach the market?
Setting up a forecasting observatory for white and green asparagus volumes in Europe could help fill this gap. The problem lies in the lack of information at the grower level—producers often have no visibility on the market, and thus cannot properly manage their harvest. Additionally, there is little foresight regarding market packaging and logistics.
Objective: harvest forecasting
White and green asparagus producers in Europe need a forward-looking vision for the next 4 weeks, in order to reduce pressure on the asparagus market.
A strategy tailored to asparagus
It is essential to provide volume estimates for the next four weeks, with an increasing margin of error the further the projection goes.
Only producers who are representative of their region can participate in the survey. Estimates will be based on the average data from respondents in each region. Initially, only participating producers will have access to the weekly survey results.
The observations will focus on white and green asparagus production across Europe.
Asparagus production observatory calendar:
2023: The test year : All weekly information on the asparagus harvest is collected on Friday and published the same evening.
End of season: A debriefing session is held to summarize the results and discuss improvements.
For anyone interested in participating and receiving information on asparagus harvest forecasting, please register with christian@befve.com.
Don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions.
