Grape Reporter

South African table grape industry breaks export record and expands presence in the U.S.

South Africa has been exporting fresh table grapes to the United States for over two decades, with an average annual growth rate of 19% over the last five years.
June 09 , 2025

Dominican Republic table grapes land in the United States for the first time

Freshfruitportal.com spoke with the Dominican Republic's Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz, and AMFRESH Managing Director of North America, Felipe Kanacri, about quality, updates, and future plans. 
May 29 , 2025

The Dominican Republic will officially start shipping table grapes to the U.S.

The first harvest of commercial grapes is scheduled for April, and a trial shipment will be sent to the United States shortly thereafter.
March 31 , 2025

After a decade of negotiations, South African table grapes gain access to the Philippines

Joylene Van Wyk, the Media Liaison Officer for the country's Ministry of Agriculture, told Freshfruitportal.com that the table grape industry plays a significant role in the SA economy.
March 12 , 2025

Holt Logistics on grape saturation: 'Our priority is to keep the fruit moving'

Thomas Holt III, running sales and marketing at Holt Logistics Corp., told Freshfruitportal.com that the supply of table grapes arriving in the U.S. is significantly outpacing last season.
March 10 , 2025

Great quality Chilean table grapes have growers and exporters happy

Rafael Rodriguez, president of Uvanova, spoke with Freshfruitportal.com about the current state of the fruit, its markets, prices and the performance of the Systems Approach.
March 03 , 2025

Sun World Autumncrisp's global marketing campaign, expanded supply pay off

Sun World’s Marketing Vice President Dr. Jennifer Sanchez and Senior Marketing Manager Dané Joubert told FreshFruitPortal.com at Fruit Logistica in Berlin that the extensive campaign was launched in August 2023, with a focus on elevating consumer awareness and engagement.
February 20 , 2025

Peru: Grape season set to close with record exports amid strong recovery

Joaquín Balarezo, general manager of Ecosac, estimates that Peruvian grape exports will reach a record of 80 million boxes, surpassing previous seasons.
February 18 , 2025

The Dominican Republic is making headway to become a table grape exporter

Rafael Ortiz Quezada, Agronomist and Vice Minister in charge of scientific and technological affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, spoke with Freshfruitportal.com about introducing and growing the fruit in the country.
February 04 , 2025

Historic: First shipment of Peruvian table grapes in break bulk cargo arrives in the U.S.

The work of SENASA of Peru and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, achieved this innovation that opens a new option for the Peruvian industry other than shipping fruit in containers.
January 15 , 2025