Grapes
“Peruvians need to have peace, they have to go back to work"
2023-02-06 00:00
Tomorrow will mark two months of a deep political crises in Peru with the fresh produce export sector calling for peace. Leading the call for peace on behalf of Peru’s table grapes, blueberry, mango, avocado, exotic and other fresh fruit and vegetable export industries is Alejandro Fuentes,
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CUT back in Berlin to promote Italian grapes
2023-02-06 00:00
Although it has no exhibition space, the Commissione italiana Uva da Tavola (CUT - Italian table grape commission) will still fly to Berlin to attend the leading international fair for the fresh produce sector and has organized a meeting together with CRO Italy to present the ambitious project
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Chilean and Peruvian cherries, blueberries and table grapes have done well in key markets of China, the US and Europe during January 2023. The Chinese Golden week during week 4 was indeed golden for the Chilean cherry industry with a record 415 289 tons equivalent to over 82 million boxes
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South Africa’s late table grape regions report good crops
2023-02-03 11:00
After a difficult start South Africa’s table grape season is now in full swing, with growers in the mid- and late-season areas expected to meet or exceed targets.
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South African table grape export volumes -8% lower than last year
2023-02-03 00:00
The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI), in their latest season update, stated that export volumes are -8% lower than this time last year, with a total of 29.9 million 4.5 kg equivalent cartons that have been exported.
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The first limited volume of organic grapes, from Pura Fruit in Peru, arrived in the US with customer feedback saying the arrivals were in good condition. Felipe Arriagada, board member of Pura Fruit d escribed the organic harvest as ‘a huge challenge’.
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Naturitalia presents innovations on stone fruit and grapes in Berlin
2023-02-03 00:00
Naturitalia, a fruit and vegetable co-operative based in Bologna, presents itself at Fruit Logistica with important variety innovations: Ondine flat peaches and nectarines, protagonists of an innovative Club project, and three new table grape varieties from Ifg, a leading seedless breeder
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In the Berg River Valley, along the aptly named Broodkraal feeder line around twenty farms, which include black economic empowerment (BEE) farms, growing a mix of table grapes, wheat and wine, have embarked on an experiment: in exchange for lowering their electricity usage when Eskom asks them
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“Piura's total table grape production is slightly higher than Ica's”
2023-02-02 00:00
The cultivation of table grapes in Piura has experienced a huge boom in the last two decades. Twenty years ago, Ica was the representative region of this crop; however, at the beginning of the century, Piura embarked on the transformation of thousands of hectares of unused lands into
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AMFRESH to host Festival of Fresh 2023
2023-02-01 08:00
The forward-thinking fruit business has grown to become one of the biggest suppliers of citrus, grapes, tropical fruits, topfruit and flowers in Britain. And on 21 June 2023 the company welcomes the UK fresh produce industry and its international partners to its brand new, state-of-the-art
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South Africa: Grapa Varieties expands global footprint and launches new ARRA varieties
2023-02-01 00:00
In early September 2022, the ARRA breeding programme launched several new red, white and black seedless grape varieties. This is the third wave of new ARRA varieties to be launched under the breeding programme. The breeder and founder of the
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Table grape operations in Ica, Peru, have resumed after 12 days of blockades and violent farm intrusions. According to Alejandro Cabrera from the Association of Table Grape Producers of Peru (Provid), law enforcement and citizens could peacefully negotiate the opening of crucial highways.
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Third generation grower Scott Montague elected as Chair of Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
2023-02-01 00:00
The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) unanimously elected Scott Montague, as AFPA Chair for the 2023 term. He takes over from Fresh Select’s John Said who served as AFPA Chair in 2022.
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Global Focus on Grapes
2023-02-01 00:00
In February FreshPlaza will be focussing on grapes, are you a grower, importer or exporter of grapes? We would love to hear from you.
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Result Group scoops WorldStar Award for traceability pilot
2023-01-31 08:00
Result Group has won the World Packaging Organisation’s (WPO) 2023 WorldStar Award in the fresh fruit and vegetables category for its pioneering work on the Australian Table Grapes Traceability Pilot. The Australian Table Grapes Traceability Pilot was one of the largest traceability and
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The citrus varietal landscape is constantly evolving and it's enriched with new developments every year. But what specific varieties are farmers betting on right now?
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Bloomfield Robotics uses AI to help with plant management
2023-01-31 00:00
In 2011, a highly contagious plant bacteria was found in some 40,000 grape vines in the wine producing region of Bordeaux, France. Since then, infection of vineyards by flavescence doree has become a worldwide threat to vineyards. The only treatment for the disease that can kill young vines and
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SA grape farmers face more challenges amid rolling blackouts
2023-01-31 00:00
Table grape farmers in the Lower Orange River region are facing another challenge amid higher stages of rolling blackouts. Blackouts at stages 4 to 6 mean areas are without power for nearly half of the day. Growers say the blackouts are making it difficult for them to maintain the cold chain,
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Bayer/M2i Group: Partnership for distribution of pheromone-based biological crop protection products
2023-01-31 00:00
Under this agreement, Bayer says it will exclusively distribute selected M2i products for the control of harmful lepidoptera in crops such as stone and pome fruits, tomatoes and grapes.
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“Grape export volumes will pick up starting from week 6”
2023-01-30 00:00
According to Samir Singh, business promoter for Indian grape exporter Mersel Foods, the grape season in India was delayed for a few weeks due to the weather conditions in the vineyards: “The grape season has started slow, as expected, because the pruning was delayed by about two weeks in most
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