@techreport{oai:ir.ide.go.jp:00037967,
 author = {Shimizu, Tatsuya},
 month = {May},
 note = {application/pdf, IDP000201_001, Asparagus is the star product among non-traditional agricultural exports
(NTAXs) in Peru. The export of preserved asparagus has expanded since the end of
the 1980s. Although there was some stagnation in the mid-1990s, exports of fresh
asparagus have expanded rapidly since the end of the 1990s. Now, the export of
both preserved and fresh asparagus constitute the second most important agricultural
export in Peru after coffee.
Besides the change in demand on the international market, the important
factor behind the shift from preserved to fresh asparagus is the change in the supply
structure of asparagus. In the case of preserved asparagus, Peruvian exports
expanded because of Peru’s competitiveness, which originated from favorable
production factors, such as climate, soil and labor. However, because of the
growing presence of Chinese products on the international market, Peru’s products
lost their competitiveness. In the case of fresh asparagus, the investment of
agricultural corporations in production and their innovation in integrating different
economic processes from the point of production to the time of export built a
successful supply structure that is suited for the export of fresh agricultural produce.},
 title = {Structural Changes in Asparagus Production and Exports from Peru},
 year = {2009}
}