KENNEWICK — Thanks to a mild winter and warm spring, asparagus harvest is off to a record early start in central Washington.
Farms in the Tri-Cities area started cutting asparagus spears as early as March 25. April 5 is considered an average start date.
Asparagus is the first crop to be harvested each spring in central Washington.
Farmers will harvest about 5,000 acres of asparagus this spring, a figure that has been holding steady in recent years.
The Tri-City Herald reports that asparagus was worth about $13.7 million to farmers last year.
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