Grapes

The GearStation, Dutch company Gearbox's smart workstation, already evaluates tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, grapes, and cut flowers like roses, gerberas, chrysanthemums, lilies, and tulips. Now, the 100% quality control of soft and stone fruits has been added. That includes strawberries,
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In the final paragraph of his second market update of the year, Capespan North America President Mark Greenberg reported rumours of what he saw as an unnecessary drop in market pricing come the end of January. “The market is reporting a likely price level of US$26 per box when the market is
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The South African table grape export forecast has been increased following a better-than-anticipated crop in one of the major early export regions. read more

Frutas de Chile's Table Grape Commission has released its third export estimate for the 2023/2024 production season. According to it, the export volume will exceed 62,461,069 boxes, i.e. 3.3% more than in the previous season (2022-2023). read more

Italy is the leading European producer and exporter with 1 million tonnes of table grapes produced. read more

“It’s all very normal right now. It’s been a good start to grapes, a week earlier for us,” says Laurent Borel-Saladin, co-director of the family business Dew South in Wellington, along the Berg River. “We’ve had good climatic conditions so far.” read more

Irish company Keelings Fresh International has purchased Paris-based fruit importer Caposud. read more

The Indian grape season has been plagued by a variety of challenges. Sumit Bhujbal, business development manager of Shubham Enterprises explains: “The Indian grape season lasts between December and April. In this season, unseasonal rain was seen at the start, which resulted in a loss of grapes
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A familiar name in the world of fresh produce in South Africa, Freshworld sells close to 5 million cartons of South African fruit - mainly citrus (the new Limpopo lemon season starting in a week), table grapes, stonefruit, apples, pears, yellow kiwis – and vegetables in a year. read more

Table grape producers in Piura, in northern Peru, lamented the “very bad 2023 season” due to many weather and climate related challenges that impacted production negatively. Juan José Munive, general manager of the producer Bravo Fresh, says: “Regrettably, 2023 has proven to be a
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Keelings announce that Keelings Fresh International have acquired another business, Caposud, as of 12th January 2024. Caposud, located in the Rungis market in Paris, have operated for over 17 years as specialists in the sourcing and distribution of high quality, high value, fresh produce with a
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South African table grapes seemed to dominate the market; imports from Namibia and Peru only played a supplementary role. Chilean batches, pre-packaged in bowls, were usually sent directly to retailers. Deliveries expanded overall. According to the BLE, the demand did not always keep up. Low
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El Ciruelo closed 2023 with better production results compared to the previous year, solidifying its position as one of the largest table grape and stone fruit producers in Europe, with over 40 years of horticultural experience in the sector. read more

Eight years ago an old ski resort was converted by In2fruit to its single own grape farm: Lac du Soleil, near Piketberg, with 60 hectares of commercial blocks where harvesting started in the first week of January. read more

The South African grape harvest is running ahead of predictions while the pomefruit and stonefruit industries are heading to court to recover losses from shipping authority Transnet. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, based on the insights of the fruit growers’ associations of Moldova, in December 2023 the country exported about 12.4 thousand tons of table grapes, most of which went to the countries of the European Union. That’s a lot less than earlier expectations of
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Unifruttihas announced the acquisition of 100% of Sociedad Exportadora Verfrut ('Verfrut'), a major producer and exporter of fresh fruit products in South America. Apples and blueberries also among Verfrut's crops read more

Egyptian grapes fill the headlines in the industry, both when it comes to positive achievements and when it is the protagonist of real scandals. As reported by east-fruit.com, the African country's grapes are infamous for scandals concerning illegal use
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The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) reports that a total of 33.8 million cartons (4,5 kg equivalent) were inspected for export up until week two, which is 17% more than the same time last year. read more

Namibian grapes, particularly from Aussenkehr, have found their way into leading UK supermarkets, including M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury, Tesco, and Morrisons. read more