Grapes

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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"Grape sales were a bit slow the week before Christmas, but last week wasn't bad at all, both nationally and internationally," says Jaap den Boer of the Dutch company Olympic Fruit. "Over the past few weeks, somewhat more white grapes have arrived, particularly from Namibia. The South African
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The losses in table grape production in different parts of Europe were decisive in causing the price jump of this product in the markets. With the arrivals from Namibia and South Africa, the supply improved quite quickly and prices are expected to stabilize in the coming days. read more

Brazil shipped 998.77 thousand tonnes in fruit exports from January to November 2023, marking a 10.99% increase compared to last year. The revenue surged by 27.73%, reaching $1.19 billion. This information is from the Prohort Bulletin developed by the National Supply Company (Conab) and released
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The DOP of the Vinalopó Pembolsada Table Grape describes the 2023 season, which is about to come to an end, as "strange". This year, the weather (mainly marked by the high temperatures) has followed the same trend as in 2022, affecting production
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According to the analytical report “FreshApples, Grapes, and Pears: World Markets and Trade” from the USDA, fresh apple production in the 2013/14 season will increase by 175 thousand tons to reach 83.1 million tons. Many analysts mistakenly considered this to be a forecast for production
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Grape supply in North America has largely transitioned over to imports. read more

The New Year's Eve tradition of eating grapes for good luck, popular in Spain and Latin America, is going viral on TikTok. Originating in 19th-century Spain, the custom involves eating 12 grapes at midnight, with each grape symbolizing good luck for one month of the coming year. read more

At the beginning of November 2023, a trial batch of Uzbek fresh table grapes of the “Kelin Barmo” variety (translation from Uzbek language means “Lady’s finger”) in the amount of one ton was supplied to the US market by the “Sherakhun” company from the Altyaryk district of the
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In the latest South African Table Grape Industry trade update, Category Manager Grapes at Delecta gave market insights. He stated that South African grapes are performing well and positive feedback has been received on arrival quality & market demand has been good. Favourable weather
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Japan’s MY 2022/23 mandarin production has recovered from last year’s historically lowest production. However, overall Japanese citrus planted area and production is on a downward trend amidst aging farmers, labor shortages, and a lack of successors for running farms. Japanese yen
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Uruguay's Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries' Agricultural Statistics Office (DIEA) published the results of the Spring 2023 Citrus Survey. read more