Inflation has Peruvian producers and exporters on alert over concerns that consumers may opt to purchase less expensive fruit.

Peru's table grape association Provid has forecast exports in the 2022-23 season to increase by 11 percent to 71.5 million boxes equivalent to 8.2 kilograms each.

Riding on demand for new varieties, Peru has been creeping up in the export rankings towards the spot as the world's top exporter of table grapes, with gains this year in shipped fruit volumes and value.

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.

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.

"The Peruvian's are going to take control of this winter import table grape market."