{"id":39204,"date":"2025-07-28T08:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/befve.com\/recolte-asperge\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T08:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:14:10","slug":"recolte-asperge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/befve.com\/en\/recolte-asperge\/","title":{"rendered":"French industry unites to tackle asparagus harvest crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">French industry unites to tackle asparagus harvest crisis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Asparagus harvest \u2013 The 2022 campaign ended sadly for the French sector, as previously reported in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.fr\/article\/9429933\/une-campagne-d-asperges-francaise-qui-se-termine-tristement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article on Freshplaza<\/a>. Yet with 20% fewer volumes than the previous year, the issue wasn&#8217;t overproduction. Asparagus\u2014especially mid- and late-season\u2014simply struggled to sell, despite good quality. This situation plunged the entire sector into crisis, leading to a sudden halt in production one to two weeks early, and tons of product were destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to this alarming situation, Christian Befve, internationally <a href=\"http:\/\/oldbefve.local\/equipe-consultant-asperge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">renowned asparagus expert and director of Befve &amp; Co<\/a>, gathered all the sector\u2019s players on July 1st in Bordeaux to analyze the situation and find collective solutions. \u201cIt\u2019s an idea I\u2019ve had for several years now. But following this campaign, it became an absolute necessity. The next campaign simply cannot unfold like the one we just ended. We all need to come together: independent producers, cooperatives, producer associations, marketers, and wholesalers from all production areas, whether in green, white, purple asparagus or in conventional, HVE, organic, or biodynamic farming. We must analyze the problem and develop a shared vision to bring the sector out of this crisis. Because this is a national problem, not just a matter of production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/befve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASP2.jpg\" alt=\"recolte asperge\" class=\"wp-image-38750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/befve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASP2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/befve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ASP2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Highly Anticipated Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was well received by sector stakeholders: \u201cSome producers drove round trips from Alsace and Lorraine just to attend. Around sixty people participated, even though COVID unfortunately reduced that number at the last minute. I felt genuine positive energy in the room. To my pleasant surprise, while I expected a tense atmosphere at the start, everyone arrived in a constructive mindset. That proves that everyone is ready to work together to ensure the next campaign goes better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Analyzing the Asparagus Harvest Situation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While declining consumption affects the entire fruit and vegetable sector, other factors also explain this disappointing asparagus season: \u201cEvery year, the French campaign hits a difficult period when Belgian, German, and Dutch asparagus enter the market. This year, that window lasted a full month instead of a week. The quality of these European asparagus was excellent\u2014yet prices were especially low, around \u20ac1.40 at Rungis versus the usual \u20ac2 from exporters, while French asparagus sold at \u20ac4.50.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another major issue raised was the sector&#8217;s lack of organization, especially poor anticipation in communication. \u201cWe realize communication is neglected when the first asparagus arrives. But retailers need three weeks to organize shelf placement for a product. We really need to anticipate and amplify communication, with supermarkets and with consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creation of a European Volume Forecasting Observatory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After gathering the French sector, Christian Befve now aims to improve communication across Europe. Hence the idea to launch a European asparagus volume forecasting observatory: \u201cThe idea received unanimous support. This is exactly what we need to anticipate problems during the season. The observatory would report expected productivity percentages for the next four weeks in each country, every Monday. For example: 100% when productivity reaches 300\u202fkg\/ha\/day, 30% around 100\u202fkg\/ha\/day. The data would come from representative growers in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and Greece. If we had had this tool this year, we could have anticipated the crisis without being forced to halt and destroy tons of product.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this drop in harvest, Befve has already reached out to observers and plans to launch the observatory next season. He is currently looking for development partners and financial backers to bring the tool to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Increasing Communication with Retailers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To boost communication with marketers and the public, Christian Befve also proposed creating an information bulletin to detail production specifics per country: \u201cIt could include info like start\/end dates of harvests, labor costs\u2014\u20ac13\/hour in France, \u20ac12 in Germany (starting next year), \u20ac7 in Spain; health standards, number of kilometers traveled by asparagus to measure CO\u2082 emissions, and even the number of approved pesticides per country. For example: France can use 20 products, Italy 22, Spain 25, Germany 35, and the USA 38. Access to this kind of data could help explain price differences between origins.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Beginning of Something Bigger?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This meeting proved to be more than a first step\u2014a true glimmer of hope for better sector cohesion: \u201cThe feedback has been very positive. Some companies already held internal meetings to address the crisis. I\u2019ve even been contacted to organize a similar event at European level, during the Asparagus Fair in Karlsruhe, Germany, organized by VSSE, from November 23\u201324. This clearly shows there&#8217;s a real need for coordination in the sector.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information:<br>Christian Befve<br><strong>Christian Befve &amp; Co<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:christian@befve.com?subject=R%C3%A9action%20%C3%A0%20l%E2%80%99article%20de%20FreshPlaza.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">christian@befve.com<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/oldbefve.local\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.befve.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publication date: Thursday, August 18, 2022<br>Author: Aur\u00e9lie Pintat<br>\u00a9 FreshPlaza.fr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French industry unites to tackle asparagus harvest crisis Asparagus harvest \u2013 The 2022 campaign ended sadly for the French sector, as previously reported in an article on Freshplaza. 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