Seven consecutive years of production growth are reshaping Southeast Asian trade, challenging Southern Hemisphere origins as the import window narrows.
The region's accelerated cycle is concluding early, prompting an immediate handoff to the San Joaquin Valley.
Overall, the prolonged heat wave is adding to the costs for grape growers as they strive to keep their crops cool and viable.
Newer varieties such as Prime, Sweet Celebration and Midnight Beauty are gaining traction, collectively expected to represent 63% of Chile's total fresh grape exports, nearing 40 million boxes.
Chile is at the prime of its table grape harvest and heaps of fruit have arrived in the last two weeks with larger volumes to follow in the next few weeks.
The last couple of months saw low volumes of all varietal groups, especially in white seedless and red seedless, which kept prices climbing throughout the period, with peak prices at $31.70.
The Grape Reporter pulled data from the International Trade Center to get a sense of how annual import volumes into the world's top ten markets have been evolving over the last decade. The data has been presented below in an interactive graph so you can see the specific figures for the markets in any year.