U.S. asparagus plays second string to imports

A food processor says its unfortunate retailers use some American-grown crops as a placeholder for imports.

CEO of Michigan Freeze Pack Tom Brian tells Brownfield additional imports are especially noticeable this year with the cost of shipping down nearly 80 percent.  When there’s a logistics issue, he gets calls for product.

“We have a very efficient transportation system in the United States—if there’s a hiccup with the offshore product coming in, then we get the phone call and those customers start pulling their product,” he shares.

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