{"id":38387,"date":"2025-04-23T19:55:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T19:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/befve.com\/un-marche-de-lasperge-equilibre-christian-befve-il-faut-anticiper-des-a-present-les-plantations-pour-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:49:16","slug":"un-marche-de-lasperge-equilibre-christian-befve-il-faut-anticiper-des-a-present-les-plantations-pour-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/befve.com\/en\/un-marche-de-lasperge-equilibre-christian-befve-il-faut-anticiper-des-a-present-les-plantations-pour-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"A balanced asparagus market \u2013 Christian Befve: \u201cWe must start planning plantings for 2026 now\u201dby FreshPlaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>This year, the asparagus season began with a general delay of 2 to 3 weeks. The reason? Unstable weather, with especially cool nights that have prevented the warming of the soil ridges and thus slowed asparagus growth. \u201cThe season started slowly across the country. The Southeast usually comes in a week to 15 days ahead of the Southwest, but this year it was the opposite. In fact, under these late-start conditions, the Southwest had the best campaign launch,\u201d says Christian Befve, internationally recognized asparagus production expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.fr\/remote\/https\/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/misc\/FP_fr\/2025\/04\/23\/BEFVE1.png?preset=ContentFullSmall\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe nearly ran out of volume for Easter\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite delayed volumes, the market is fairly balanced, with good-quality asparagus:<br>\u201cIn terms of quality, there\u2019s nothing to complain about. We\u2019re also seeing larger calibers this year. As for prices, the initial lack of supply pushed them very high at the start of the season, before settling at a more acceptable level for both producers and consumers. The fact that we\u2019re not overwhelmed with volumes helps keep prices decent. We nearly ran out of stock for Easter this year, and we\u2019re still short now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A minor \u201cDutch offensive\u201d last week with little impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this market setup\u2014reasonable volumes, fair prices, and limited foreign competition\u2014consumer demand remains strong:<br>\u201cWe\u2019re facing very little European competition this year due to poor weather affecting all producer countries, which favors French asparagus demand. The week before Easter, high-quality asparagus from the Netherlands entered the market at \u20ac3.50\/kg (delivered to Rungis).<br>The Dutch are known for selling their surplus at very low prices abroad to ease their local market when supply exceeds demand. Last year, this lasted about two weeks and heavily disrupted the market. But this year, that small offensive had little effect. Buyers now recognize how short-lived such operations are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Renewed interest in asparagus planting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a slightly under-supplied but promising market, more producers are showing interest in growing asparagus or expanding their acreage:<br>\u201cI\u2019ve been saying for two years now that the difficult seasons are behind us and it\u2019s time to replant. We\u2019re seeing renewed momentum. We should be in a stable cycle for the next ten years.<br>Still, growers must plan their 2026 planting needs now and communicate them to nurseries that sow in April. For years, nurseries have had to throw away crowns. To avoid economic losses, they now only grow to order.<br>It\u2019s crucial for producers to send their planting requests now to secure the varieties they want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information:<\/strong><br>Christian Befve<br>Christian Befve &amp; Co<br><a>christian@befve.com<\/a><br><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.befve.com\">www.befve.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publication date:<\/strong> Wed, April 23, 2025<br>\u00a9 FreshPlaza.fr \/ Aur\u00e9lie Pintat<span class=\"image-container content_full\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the asparagus season began with a general delay of 2 to 3 weeks. The reason? Unstable weather, with especially cool nights that have prevented the warming of the soil ridges and thus slowed asparagus growth. \u201cThe season started slowly across the country. 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