Grapes

The Spanish citrus season is encountering serious difficulties, both in oranges and mandarins, as well as in lemons and grapefruit. The conflict in the Red Sea has led to an increase in the presence of Egyptian oranges and Moroccan mandarins in European and North American markets,
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In Spain, the lemon market remains under pressure at origin, due to an increase in the harvest of Fino or Primofiore lemons. This figure only confirms the previous forecasts of Ailimpo, the Spanish trade association for lemons and grapefruits. read more

An Israeli importer of blueberries and table grapes tells us that consumer demand for these healthy fruits has not decreased in his country, despite complications in the local market. Yair Bar-Hai of the importer Lucky Berry adds that "the prices of blueberries and table grapes have not decreased in his country, despite the difficulties in the local market.
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One week after the holidays, fruit prices have generally fallen due to the drop in market demand. It is worth noting the gradual increase in both the variety and volume of imported fruit, with Chilean plums and grapes as the main products. read more

In Over-Hex, near Worcester - of all the Cape regions described as climatically closest to California - almost forty different varieties of stone fruit are grown on a 215-year-old Boland farm called Oudewagendrift. read more

In the areas that are specialised in growing table grapes, thanks to varietal renewal, these are hectic months, as work continues on creating new hectares or replacing existing ones. read more

The strong American demand for table grapes from Chile continues, and exporters are sending as much fruit as they have available, despite the delay in the harvest in the central areas of the South American country. Cristian Ferriere, export director of Acograpes in Chile,
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In early February, the ARRA stand in Berlin displayed plenty of fresh table grapes from Brazil, South Africa and, for the first time, India. Nomi Karniel-Padan, sales manager of Grapa Varieties, proudly reports: "The earliest variety of all, the ARRA
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Earlier this month, the shelves of the ARRA stand in Berlin featured an abundance of fresh grapes from Brazil, South Africa and, for the first time, India. Nomi Karniel-Padan, Sales Director of Grapa Varieties, explains proudly: "The very early ARRA Honey Pop™ from
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