Grape industry in The Americas facing changes

FreshFruitPortal.com spoke with two experts on the international fresh grape industry regarding the recent dynamic changes in the sector.

May 17 , 2023

Leadership transition planned for California Table Grape Commission

Ian LeMay, President of the California Fresh Fruit Association will become President & CEO of the California Table Grape Commission in the spring of 2025. 

May 02 , 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

Divine Flavor and Sun World collaborating to deliver premium table grapes to the U.S. market

The collaboration agreement will bring more than 3 million boxes of Mexico-grown table grapes to market, supplying South American products during the months of Dec.-May with Sun World’s premium green seedless.

April 13 , 2023

Jalisco grape production is underway

Moving into the 2023 Sonora season, Nogales-based company Divine Flavor is expected to improve upon last season's numbers.

March 31 , 2023

South African table grape industry celebrates successful 2022-23 China campaign launch

Table grapes have long been a favorite fruit in China and consumers are eager to sample new varieties in novel shapes and colors that are sweeter and crisper than ever before.

March 30 , 2023

South Africa to export 64 million cartons of table grapes this season

The main reason for a further decrease in the national crop estimate is ascribed to lower yields packed in the Hex River Region to date, as well as lower yields expected for remaining cultivars in the region.

March 06 , 2023

Peruvian grape volumes catching up in Europe

Consumers in Europe are facing severely increased cost of living and grapes are not a necessity, which could lead to less demand for the product.

January 27 , 2023

Chile lowers table grape export forecast again

For the upcoming season, Chile will ship 36.3 million boxes of new varieties and 19.5 million boxes of traditional varieties.

December 05 , 2022