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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl) Agrotechnology, an open access journal
ISSN: 2168-9881 Agri 2017
October 02-04, 2017
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10th International Conference on
AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE
October 02-04, 2017 London, UK
Evolution of the commercialization of asparagus in Argentina
Ana María Castagnino1, Karina E Diaz1, Sabrina Mondini1, W John Rogers 1, Andrea Guisolis1, Oscar Liverotti2, José Fernandez Lozano3 and Mario E
Peralta4
1UNCPBA, Argentina
2Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Argentina
3University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
4University of Belgrano, Argentina
A sparagus is a perishable, seasonal horticultural product that lies amongst the first fifteen commercialized vegetables in
Argentina, a market that needs dietary diversification given that 70% of annual consumption is concentrated in just
five species: potato, tomato, onion, squash and carrot. The aim of the current work is to analyse the commercial situation in
Argentina based upon the incoming volume registered by Buenos Aires Central Market, the main national point of reference.
To this end the following aspects were evaluated: tendency in incoming volume between 2000 and 2016 (TIV), region of origin
(RO), volume and country of origin of imports (VI and OI) and the evolution of commercialized volume and mean price
through 2016 (EP). Data were analyzed by ANOVA-LSD (P≥0.05). In TIV, the mean annual incoming volume was 685t, with
a decreasing tendency, where the period 2000-2007 was outstanding, with an annual mean of 8% compared to the total of the
study period. 93% of the total commercialized volume corresponded to the period September to December, demonstrating
the marked seasonality of the production. For RO, the following provinces stood out: San Juan (51%) and Buenos Aires (43%),
followed by Córdoba (5%), Corrientes (2%), Mendoza (0,2%), Salta and Santa Fe (0.1%). For OI, of the total received by the
Central Market, 97.6% corresponded to asparagus produced in Argentina, and only 2.4% was imported, in counter-season,
from May to August, from Chile (May) and Peru (May-August). VI in 2016 was 8.7t/year in total (Peru 8.3 and Chile 0.4).
Regarding EP, the annual mean for 2016 was 3.62 US$.kg-1, with the lowest price in December (1.6 US$.kg-1) and the highest
in August (5.13 US$.kg-1). These results indicate the need to intensify the implementation of strategies aimed at promoting the
production and consumption of asparagus in Argentina; regarding the former, this is because it is a perennial crop of great
economic and social value, and, regarding the latter, since it is a non-traditional vegetable of high nutritional quality. Given the
notably seasonal nature of its internal production, it could be added that the Argentinean asparagus market also represents an
opportunity for producers and exporters from other countries, as well as for those national entrepreneurs who orientate their
production towards obtaining early produce under glasshouse conditions.
Biography
Ana María Castagnino is a Horticulture Specialist (UNIPI, Italy) with a Master's Degree in Business Management (UNCPBA, Argentina), and is Professor of
Horticulture at UCA, Buenos Aires and Associate Professor at UNCPBA. She is a member of CRESCA (Regional Centre for the Systemic Study of Agro-Food
Chains) and directs the programme "Promotion of the production and consumption of asparagus and other non-traditional vegetables".
Ana María Castagnino et al., Agrotechnology 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2168-9881-C1-028