Grapes

Florida’s native grape, the muscadine, is known to be Juicy and sweet. However, due to its leathery, thick skin and bitter seeds, the grape is typically reserved for specialty stores and wine making. read more

The 2023/24 season has begun for many fruit and tree nuts. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast almond, apple, apricot, grape, pear, sweet cherry, and walnut production up while peach, tart cherry, and cranberry production are expected to decrease. Good spring
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The South African table grape industry expects 2023/2024 season volumes inspected for export to increase by approximately 12% in comparison to the actual inspected volumes of the 2022/2023 season. read more

While some parts of the Western Cape fresh produce community are counting the cost of last weekend’s heavy and unusual rain and storms, the table grape and stonefruit sectors have said there will probably not be much damage to the coming harvest. read more

While some parts of the Western Cape fresh produce community are counting the cost of last weekend’s heavy and unusual rain and storms, the table grape and stonefruit sectors have said there will probably not be much damage to the coming harvest. read more

Leading US citrus grower-packer-exporter Wonderful Citrus is just one of the us companies looking to target the Vietnamese market after the Asian nation granted access to US grapefruit. read more

The new persimmon and chestnut campaign has started, onions are still on record prices while Italian lettuces continue to fall. New apple varieties continue to arrive in the markets, most recently the Stark Delicious. For plums, the latest entry is the Angeleno. It is about to
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Global table grape exports dipped last season, but the industry remain on an upward growth trajectory according to a recent report by Rabobank. read more

The European Commission has reported through the RASSF system (European Union Rapid Alert System for Food) that during the 2022-2023 campaign, 49 batches of Turkish lemon and grapefruit were rejected, prohibiting their entry and marketing in the European Union. Of the total, there were 43
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The European grape market is still enjoying reasonable demand, but it is not doing all that great either, says Bertus Schipper of the Dutch company Zoutewelle. "Spain has fewer grapes available because of the heat and Greece because of the rain. That's just as well, given the market situation,
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Puglia Region Partner of Macfrut 2024 and Table Grapes, the symbolic product of the 41st edition of the fair scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from 8 to 10 May Puglia and table grapes: a pairing that goes hand in hand since Puglia is the national leader in the
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Global table grape exports declined compared to the previous season, but appear to remain on a growth trajectory, according to a recent Rabobank report. Supplying countries grapple with various challenges while striving for efficiency improvements. Green seedless varieties are gaining
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EastFruit analysts have repeatedly drawn attention to record high prices for grapes in Uzbekistan this season. After a short pause in the first week of September, prices for these products resumed rising. Over the past two weeks, wholesale prices for the seedless Kishmish grape variety have
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Spanish fruit growers and suppliers Grupo Clasol and Cooperativa San Alfonso in Valencia have merged. This business combination creates an anticipated €120 mln revenue business for the 2023/24 financial year with more than 2,000 employees. read more

In mid-September, sales of fruit and vegetables by imposed weight grew as much as the Lcc, while in the progressive the gap was still a few points. At the channel level, the recovery of online, with positive trends, is certainly the most striking data for the week in question. Among the channels
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Apulia will be the Partner Region of Macfrut 2024 and table grapes will be the symbolic product of the 41st edition of the exhibition, scheduled at Rimini Expo Centre from 8 to 10 May. Appointment with the Macfrut Table Grape Symposium read more

The European Commission informed through the Rassf system - Rapid Alert System for Foodstuffs in the European Union - that during the last season 2022-2023, 49 lots of Turkish lemons (43) and grapefruits (6) were rejected and their
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On 20 August, tropical storm Hilary hit California, bringing a year’s worth of rain in just a couple of days. This was the first to affect the US West Coast in over eight decades, and arrived during peak season for California’s table grape growers. read more

On 20 August, tropical storm Hilary hit California, bringing a year’s worth of rain in just a couple of days. This was the first to affect the US West Coast in over eight decades, and arrived during peak season for California’s table grape growers. read more

Spanish lemon and grapefruit association Ailimpo has put out a press release showing that the European Union rejected a total of 49 batches of lemons and grapefruit from Turkey in 2022/23 for the presence of banned pesticides or chemicals exceeding MRLs. read more