In a statement, AALPUM revealed that it has reconsidered its March 2022 harvest estimate of 25 million boxes and believes it is reasonable to expect a very similar total volume to 2021 which stood at 21.3 million boxes.
Pacific Trellis Fruit expects to see growth coming from its Mexico table grape program, which includes over 20 varieties and will start shipping in the middle of May.
We spoke with several key industry members from around the world to hear what they make of the deal that would tie-up two table grape breeding powerhouses.
The new table grape marketers include two in Peru as well as one in Brazil and South Africa.
The official handing over of the company took place on Friday with vice president Nangolo Mbumba as the officiator of the event.
Sun World International LLC has appointed Michele Melillo to the new position of Vice President of Grower Support Services. Melillo recently managed the company’s agronomic support activities.
This move expands Sun World’s roster of table grape marketers in Australia, with FPG joining longstanding Sun World licensees Costa Group, Perfection Fresh/Fruit Master and Fruitico.
Through the formation of a new exporter, both companies seek to strategically consolidate table grape production from Latin America in the Southern Hemisphere and position themselves among the leading companies in the industry worldwide.
