Grapes
"We are getting more and more specific requests for new varieties, including for Indian grapes"
2023-02-23 00:00
Although there are comments from supermarkets that fewer grapes are being sold, supply and demand are still reasonably balanced, according to Corne van de Klundert of Rotterdam-based Origin Fruit Direct. "I understand the disappointment that the promotional volumes of other years in January and
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SNFL and Syngenta developing table grape test block in China
2023-02-23 00:00
Special News Fruit Licensing SL (SNFL Group) and Syngenta Group China have joined forces to continue to grow their businesses in China. Syngenta through their Modern Agriculture Platform (MAP) and their local farmers’ network will be developing a test block with some of the most important SNFL
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“The Indian grape market is stable now and should remain so”
2023-02-23 00:00
Despite a delay of the grape season, the situation seems positive at the moment, says Amit Kalya, managing director of Indian grape exporter Kalya Exports: “We’ve seen a small delay on the start of the grape season in India. However, the quality of the grapes has been very good this year.
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IFG celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy
2023-02-22 05:00
International Fruit Genetics (IFG), has celebrated the twentieth anniversary of breeding the table grape variety Cotton Candy in 2023.
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“If I look into my crystal ball, South Africa will decrease to an average of 65 - 70 million 4,5kg cartons a year.”
2023-02-22 00:00
It’s interesting how different the 2021 grape season has been compared to 2022, remarks Dandré Gerber, commercial director of AMFRESH in South Africa. The company currently exports 2.4 million 4.5kg cartons of South African grapes.
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"We want to help growers reduce post-harvest losses of table grapes"
2023-02-22 00:00
Nutritious, thin-skinned, and juicy table grapes are a very popular fruit among consumers. However, table grapes are perishable. During storage and transportation, threshing and rot often occur due to mechanical vibration, microbial infection, and browning of fruit stems.
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Breeder celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy Grapes
2023-02-22 00:00
International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), a table grape breeder, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the breeding of the Cotton Candy™ grape.
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Allan Dall to chair Freshcare board
2023-02-21 00:00
Allan Dall is the new chair of Freshcare, Australia’s largest provider of assurance programmes for the fresh produce and wine grape industries.
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"Production will triple by 2024, which will allow us to have enough volume to export”
2023-02-21 00:00
Verdeflor plans to resume its Hass avocado, grape, asparagus, and pomegranate exports, which it had paused since 2020. This time, unlike years ago, it will export its own products from its fields located in Chao, Trujillo, and Huacho.
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February means table grapes from Chile are harvesting. At the heart of Chile’s grape production is Santa Elena, a grower of Divine Flavor International, but also a partner of the produce brand which harvests grapes in Chile from December to March. Overseeing the majority of Santa Elena’s
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“We now differentiate ourselves by producing only green asparagus”
2023-02-20 00:00
In the southeast of France, Marc Puccini has been producing melons, salads, grapes for high-end wine (Domaine du Mas des Armes in Aniane) since 1986, as well as more than 40 hectares of asparagus. The early arrival of his asparagus on the market used to be his way to differentiate himself from
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Experts from the recently launched PCRR/USAID Rural Competitiveness and Sustainability Project in Moldova say that it will assist table grape growers to equip intensive vineyards such as Pergola and Gable with rain protection and underground irrigation systems.
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Indian table grape season moving towards a good pace
2023-02-20 00:00
After a few weeks’ delay, the grape season in India is finally picking up the pace. Sagar Deore, director for Indian produce exporter Janki Freshyard Private Limited, says a later start of the season has meant that export numbers for early varieties are lower: “The Indian table grape season
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The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI), through another season update from their bi-weekly Joint Grape Marketing Forum, report that National inspection volumes for week 6 amounted to 5.48 million cartons (4.5 kg equivalent), which is 7% lower than the same week in the previous season.
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Peruvian table grape farm exports record 4,306 containers worldwide
2023-02-17 00:00
A new export record for a single company in Peru was set with 4 306 containers and 9 155 211 boxes (8.2 kg) of table grapes exported to different markets around the world during the 2022/2023 season. Sociedad Agrícola Rapel SAC, the largest single Peruvian table grape grower and exporter
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Peru rethinks grape exports in wake of protests
2023-02-17 00:00
Peruvian grape producers and exporters are being forced to adapt their shipping programmes in the wake of the social unrest that swept through the country last month, blocking roads and access to farms and ports.
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Peru diverts its grape exports to closer markets due to the protests in the country
2023-02-17 00:00
Alejandro Cabrera, head of the Peruvian association of table grape producers, Provid, told Bloomberg that exporters and producers in the industry were struggling to recover from two weeks of blockades and protests and that some fruits were being diverted from the Asian continent to closer
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Chile’s 2022/2023 season table grape exports to week 5 down by -5%
2023-02-16 00:00
Chile's table grape exports until week 5 (February 5 of this year), reached 8.9 million boxes of 8.2 kg, which is -5% less than the previous season at the same date. Exports to the main market of the US are -8% lower compared to last season. Export boxes to China are also down by -42%. This
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Peru switches to closer target markets for grape exports
2023-02-16 00:00
After the protest blockades were lifted at the end of January, grape producers and exporters in the Ica region are trying to get back to normal. However, they are only succeeding with difficulty, simfruit reports with reference to Bloomberg.
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The evolving business of foodservice grapes
2023-02-16 00:00
With the industry transition to imported table grapes and supplies coming in steadily, one marketer is continuing to focus on growing its institutional foodservice program.
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