Uvanova's Carolina Cruz and Martin Silva said: “We consider this season to be one of the worst, given that previous bad seasons - which saw water scarcity and rain during harvest - have had lasting effects.”
The 2022 California table grape season is off to a solid start with similar volumes to 2021 expected this year, but high costs, the ongoing shipping crisis and the added challenge of inflation remain a cause for concern.
Daytime weather has been cooler slowing the ripening process of the table grapes, and therefore, their harvest.
Demand for avocados is strong from both the domestic market and the export market, which has pushed prices upwards in the past two marketing years.
Decofrut presents the State of the Market for table grapes during November, looking at supply, demand and pricing for three markets - the U.S., Europe and China.
The Grape Reporter spoke with a number of Peruvian exporters to get their insight into the upcoming campaign and assess the challenges it faces both abroad and at home.
The North American table grape market is facing a "tricky" transition throughout the end of May and into June with a potential for heavy concentration in early July, according to a multinational fruit supplier.
In week 47 the average shipping point price for all varieties and sizes of domestic table grapes was US$14.90 per carton, which is 26% lower than the average between 2015 and 2017.
