This year, the sector expects promotable volumes from June through the beginning of January.
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Last year, production reached 72 million boxes. Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission, said the last time the crop was under 75 million boxes was 1994.
The main destination for Peruvian table grapes was the United States, accounting for 46% of the total share, with a little over 29 million boxes received.
The East Coast will receive approximately 15 million of those boxes, and the West Coast 5 million.
Supply issues began in August when Hurricane Hilary struck California. From there, the industry witnessed a domino effect of adverse conditions.
U.S. retailers are focused on table grape imports and fruit in cold storage as the local harvest period has come to an end.
The California industry is encouraging USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to permanently abandon approval, deeming it a "risky proposal".
The loss of 25 million boxes was felt by international importers, especially by some Asian clients experiencing lower volume and difficulty guaranteeing the quality of the fruit arriving at port. However, there are exceptions.
