Grape Reporter

Mexican grapes winding down

After a high-priced early Jalisco deal, Mexico’s traditional Sonoran production was delayed and otherwise set back by unseasonably chilly temperatures.
July 24 , 2023

Sun World announces new red seedless grape brand

Sun World launched the all-new Ruby Rush brand red seedless grapes, an ideal replacement for traditional early-season red seedless grapes like Flame Seedless and other red varieties throughout the season.
July 18 , 2023

Australian table grape season’s silver lining

Table grape export volumes increased by 20,000 tons to more than 130,000 tons – worth more than $570 million – lower than the industry’s pre-Covid peak, but an improvement on the past two seasons. 
July 05 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: Peruvian Red Globe grapes relinquish their position as the top exported grape variety to Sweet Globe

Data reveals that a staggering 16 million 18-pound boxes have been shipped thus far, denoting an impressive year-on-year increase of nearly 40% compared to the 11.5 million boxes exported in the previous season of 2021-22.
June 13 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: U.S. market witnesses record breaking prices for Chilean grapes

Incoming volumes this season culminated at 37.1 K tons, a 24% decline compared to the highest volume of 48.6 K tons recorded in the 2021/22 season.
June 02 , 2023

Vanguard International shares the future of black grapes

Dirk Winkelmann, President of Vanguard Direct, reflects on upcoming opportunities for black table grape varieties.
June 02 , 2023

Peruvian table grape exports rise by 35% in 2023

With large shipment peaks at the beginning of the year now coming to an end, the sector is currently experiencing a slower period of growth.
May 31 , 2023

Grapa preparing early harvest grape varieties

The firm shared that the ARRA Sugar Drop, a white seedless variety, is looking very good throughout, with “ripening even earlier than usual and reaching high quality”. 
May 30 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: New data service with grape volumes by variety

This novel data enables our users to track produce movements easily, enabling them to keep an eye on the volumes of varieties arriving on the market.
April 27 , 2023

Sweet Globe is now the top exported grape variety by Peru

With an almost 40% increase year-on-year, the Sweet Globe variety surpassed the market staple Red Globe by over 2 million boxes.
April 21 , 2023