Grapes

The district of Nashik has initiated its grape export season to Europe with a shipment of over 1,000 tons. The district's Agriculture Department reports that this initial consignment, consisting of approximately 76 containers of grapes, has been dispatched to the Netherlands and Romania. read more

A unique grape variety, named VSD and measuring three inches in length, is being cultivated by Sachin Shivappa Doddamala, an innovative farmer from Basaragi village, Belagavi. This variety, also grown by a farmer from Maharashtra's Kawatemahakala village, has undergone numerous tests and has
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In 2023, Tajikistan faced a significant drop in agricultural exports. The total export decreased by 13,000 tons, amounting to 178,000 tons in total. read more

The second part of the Fino lemon campaign in Spain has officially started and, according to the Interprofessional Association of Lemon and Grapefruit (Ailimpo), producers are under pressure by the supply at origin and their main objective now is to manage making a profit. read more

The vegetable and fruit export season has kicked off in Horgos, marked by the dispatch of a refrigerated truck loaded with 2.4 tons of mandarins to Kyrgyzstan. The Horgos customs post ensures meticulous control and swift customs clearance for agricultural products through the "green corridor." read more

All indications are that the Namibian table grape industry will hit its export target of 9.1m cartons, and with the harvesting and packing season now coming to an end, growers are reflecting on a year of excellent quality. read more

The South African Table Grape Industry (Sati) has said that harvesting and packing is running slightly ahead of predictions, but shipments lag far below the levels of the same time last year. read more

World table grape production is forecast to increase by 490,000 tonnes to 28.4m tonnes in 2023/22 fuelled by increased supply from China.   read more

The South African Table Grape Industry association (SATGI) reported for the 2023/24 season a total of 20.92 million cartons (4,5 kg equivalent) that were inspected for export up until week 52, which is 6% more than the same time last year. A total of 9.87 million cartons (4.5 kg equivalent) were
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The fruit sector of Moldova’s season is summarized by experts from AgroExpert.md. They focus on grapes and their production, export, processing, and consumption. Production. The grape growing period mostly occurred under favorable weather conditions, according to experts from Moldova’s grape… read more

Although the outlook of the Indian grape season looked really positive, trade has been rather slow at the start, says Amit Chopde, CEO of Indian fresh produce exporter Chopde Farms and Exports: “The early grape season in India started at a slow pace, which was not expected beforehand. It
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It is now time for the annual report of the Canicattì PGI Grape Consortium, which, under the leadership of its president Marsello Lo Sardo, has completed a remarkable year. After a period of five years of catastrophic campaigns, the year 2023 marks a positive trend, not only in terms of
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The fruit sector of Moldova’s season is summarized by experts from AgroExpert.md . They focus on grapes and their production, export, processing, and consumption. read more

Low availability and transport issues are recurring themes on the current grape market. Peru's lower production and focus on the North American market has an impact on the prices in Europe. Meanwhile, Spain also had issues with the weather and India will have major delays due to the situation on
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According to Henk Vlaeminck of Van Dijk Foods, the current European grape market is demand-driven. This Belgian company is in the midst of the Peruvian season. "We usually have some stock left, but now, everything that comes in is almost immediately sold. That's always good news for a trader,"
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According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, the grape harvest exceeded 232,000 tons in Kabul this year. The Ministry wrote on its X handle that according reports from districts of Kabul province, a significant increase was recorded in the yield of grapes this
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On the cusp of the Hex River’s grape campaign, rain – upwards of 60mm towards the northwest, much less towards the south – has brought a quick end to early varieties. read more

It has been an unusual grape season in Peru. Weather patterns negatively affected grape production in Piura in the North, both in terms of lost production and quality/condition problems. “The lost volume from the north created a drop in supply to the major markets globally and resulted in a
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Delays at the port of Cape Town have held back two vessels loaded with grapes, stonefruit, pomefruit and the last blueberries of the season. read more

California table grape growers lost a lot of fruit this past season due to a hurricane that hit the state in the midst of harvest. Fruit that was mature at the time the hurricane hit, was affected most and much of it rotted away. “In the Maricopa region in the southern part of the state, we
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