In Spain, the asparagus season starts in spring. However, they are consumed fresh at the end of winter, thanks to the green house production. During the rest of the year we find tinned asparagus or in glass jars.

The countries that export to the United Kingdom are shown in the following table; it is a sample of the availability of this product in other markets. The months of availability and the weight of the packages are also indicated.

Origin	Months of availability in the United Kingdom	Weight of the packages
Argentina	August-December	7/10kg
Australia	September-December	5kg
Belgium	March-June	5kg
Canada	May-July	9kg
Chile	September-December	5,5/6kg
Colombia	All the year round	Various
Costa Rica	July-January	Various
Ecuador	October-May	5/6kg
Egypt	Winter	Various
France	March-June	5kg
Germany	May-June	5/6kg
Greece	March-June	6kg
Guatemala	June-August and November-February	5kg
Guernsey	Mid April-end of June	15x500g
Hungary	End of April-beginning of June	4/6kg
Indonesia	September-December	Various
Ireland	April-June	4/5kg
Italy	April-June	5kg
Kenya	According to the market demands	Various
Malaysia	According to the market demands	5/6kg
Mexico	December-March and July-September	6kg
The Netherlands	April-June	5kg
New Zealand	October-December	5/6kg
Pakistan	April-August	5kg
Peru	August-February	7/15kg
Portugal	April-June	Various
South Africa	Beginning of September-beginning of December	8x500g
Spain	March-mid December	5/6/10kg8/10/16x500g
Thailand	All the year round	5kg
United Kingdom	May-end of June	10x500g
The United States	February-June	7/15kg
Zambia	All the year round	4/5kg
Zimbabwe	August-September	6/7kg

Source: Fresh Produce Desk Book (1998)