Pacific Produce of Miami, FL has been importing asparagus for over 20 years, beginning with its own production from Peru in 2002.
First grown by its closely affiliated grower Agrokasa, the company has expanded its imported asparagus program, working with additional growers in both Peru and Mexico.
Pacific Produce notes this has allowed the company to become a year-round supplier continuously for the past 23 years. In a recent announcement the company revealed its Peruvian grower, Agrokasa, is making a return with a new investment of 600 hectares of asparagus in Pisco, Peru.”
The new planting are scheduled to begin in 2026. Agrokasa’s Pisco project encompasses 5,930 acres where the company is already cultivating avocados, blueberries and grapes.
Imported asparagus is a popular commodity in the United States, and Agrokasa’s project will help reverse the declining trend. Agrokasa began producing, exporting and marketing asparagus in 1997. In 2007, it set a record, exporting 2.4 million boxes from 3,682 acres, which represented 13 percent of Peru’s asparagus industry that year.
When its new acreage is in full production, it will once again rival those numbers and maintain its position as one of Peru’s top asparagus producers. For its part, Pacific Produce also remains committed to the commodity and is continually looking for opportunities to increase its asparagus program with its many growers.
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