In Season 2.02.11

• According to The Packer, indicators suggest an improved asparagus crop for northern California, where production and acreage has been slipping backward the past several years. Ten years ago, asparagus acreage peaked at a little more than 37,000 acres. It’s fallen every year since. Last year’s acreage was 13,000 — about a third of the peak total — and this year’s acreage is even lower, at 12,000 acres. Yield per acre has increased, however, from nearly 2,900 pounds per acre in 2008 to 3,100 pounds per acre last year. The California asparagus harvest typically starts in late February and runs to May. [thepacker]
• Harvest Calendars