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

Heavy South American grape supplies a concern

The table grape market in North America morphed from being relatively stable with robust pricing on moderate movement, to a downward trending market that is of late receiving substantially more fruit than is currently being absorbed into retail distribution.

March 03 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: 2022: Grapes in Review

After three years of reduced output, US table grape production will climb by 24,000 tons to 850,000 tons in the 2022–2023 growing season.

December 23 , 2022

Awe Sum Organics’ winter organic table grape season underway

The firm seeks to fill the natural gap in organic table grapes after California finishes up in early December and before growers in Mexico begin harvesting in April or May.

November 29 , 2022

Sun World expands South American scope with 10 new marketer licensees

The new marketers have been granted rights to distribute fruit from existing and future fruit varieties developed by Sun World, and marketed under the company’s brands.

November 21 , 2022

California table grape stocks come more in line with last season

As of Oct. 31 there were 11.3 million boxes in inventory. This is up 8% from the 10.5 million boxes recorded at the same time last year. 

November 08 , 2022

Chile: More than half of table grape exports in 2022-23 will be of new varieties

The milestone follows significant efforts in the Latin American country to plant new grape varieties and become more competitive on the world stage.

November 07 , 2022

Italian court enjoins illegal production of Sun World grape varieties

In a landmark decision, the Court of Bari in Italy issued a first-of-its-kind injunction forbidding a domestic grape producer from harvesting or selling any table grapes from unauthorized plantings of Sugrathirtyfive variety.

November 02 , 2022