Grapes

From 3 rd to 5 th May, Macfrut 2023, to be held in Rimini (Italy), will become an international meeting point for nursery professionals, breeders, producers, technicians and researchers. There will be five refresher seminars covering the latest results regarding genetic improvement in fruit
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The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian table grapes by the end of the year according to the president of Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho. read more

Because growing pomegranates is not a lucrative business and there are more interesting alternatives such as grapes, avocados, blueberries and other crops, production is being stopped in the Ica region, reports agraria.pe with reference to the president of the consulting firm Inform@cción,
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The Peruvian grape season is wrapping up. “Harvest at our farms in the Ica area was completed about three weeks ago,” says Dirk Winkelmann with Vanguard International. While the production period is complete, the marketing season will continue for another few months. “We have product
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In previous years, the special attributes of Tomb-sweeping Day have given a certain boost to fruit sales. Next Wednesday (April 5) is Tomb-sweeping Day and, judging from this week's fruit market sales, the boost effect is not obvious, and the market situation of some categories is not performing
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Grapes used to be grown on around 10,000 acres across Telangana state in the 1990s. However, the area under grape cultivation had come down to just 5,000 acres in 2008 and currently stands at 750 acres The erstwhile Rangareddy district, which was a major hub for grapes, has seen a drastic
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One of the grape growing regions in India, Nashik, has been hit with rains and hailstorms, resulting in a lot of damage. According to Samir Singh, business promoter for Indian grape exporter Mersel Foods, the rains came on the most unfortunate moment: “The unseasonal rains and hail storms have
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Retail promotions will feature prominently in the California Table Grape Commission’s 2023 export marketing campaign.  read more

The president of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Derivatives (ABRAFRUTAS), Guilherme Coelho, celebrates good news for Brazilian grape exporters. According to the president of the Association, a recent visit to China made it possible for the organization,
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"Considering our productive and commercial experience, we are hoping that old vineyards will not be replanted with new varieties, but rather renewed with traditional ones. The Italia grapes can in fact still lead to great satisfaction, provided that the quality levels respect the tradition of
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The California Table Grape Commission is positioned to expand international demand for California table grapes in 16 target markets with its 2023 export marketing campaign. read more

A normal trading year does not exist just yet for Matias Gonzalez Rojas, CEO and owner of WHM Fresh in Chile, who started this exporting company during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown period. He used his over a decade of fruit export experience and currently exports table grapes, blueberries
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Grape leaf samples taken by the Humboldt County Department of Agriculture have tested positive for Pierce’s disease (PD). read more

South African table grape industry body SATI has announced the successful start of its 2023 promotional campaign in China, launched at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market. read more

Superplum is addressing food safety and sustainability with a new table grape offering for the Indian market.  read more

On Friday, March 24, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) celebrated a successful 2022/2023 China Market Development Campaign launch at Guangzhou’s Jiangnonghui wholesale fruit market. Joining hands at the event were representatives of the South African Embassy in China, South
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After an unsatisfactory season, it usually happens. However, this time the phenomenon we are dealing with is different and rather dramatic. In recent weeks, in the Italian region of Apulia (and beyond), dozens of hectares of seed-bearing grapes are being uprooted, first of all of the Italia
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Growers in northern Peru want to get two harvests a year from the same vine. In Piura, plastic covers are used to produce a second harvest between March and April, in addition to the traditional harvest between September and November. For the plantations in Ica, this means,
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The unseasonal rains seem to have a large impact on the grape industry in India. Darshan Patil, Director and CEO of Fresh Survey Pvt. Ltd. has written a report, which he shared on LinkedIn. According to the report, 40 per cent of the grapes will be rejected due to the damages, where normally no
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The general manager of the Association of Table Grape Producers of Peru (Provid), Alejandro Cabrera, stated that Peru had exported 68.9 million boxes of table grapes (of 8.2 kilos each) up until March 12, a figure that deviates from the second estimate of the 2022/2023 campaign that projected a
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