Monique Steele
RNZ·
23 Oct, 2026 01:11 AM5 mins to read
Early-season asparagus picked since September at Boyd's Asparagus in Cambridge, Waikato. Photo / Andrew Keaney
By Monique Steele of RNZ
A Waikato vegetable grower is hopeful the excitement of New Zealand’s short seasonal window for asparagus will spur sales, as soaring farm input costs bite.
New Zealanders consumed about 2500 tonnes of green spears each year, mostly local product from Waikato,
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Source: New Zealand Herald · Monique Steele
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