Grapes

Figs are experiencing a season of ups and downs, and the main problem has been the rainy weather with few sunny days. A campaign that started late but in which there was no lack of satisfaction. Leonardo Mastrototaro, co-owner of the homonymous company, describes the picture to IFN,
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A golden moment for watermelons and melons, after a really difficult first half of June (for more details click here) they have risen to the top of the summer fruit and vegetable list; in fact, there is a strong demand in the domestic markets unlike stone fruits and grapes which are still in the shade. Let us say that
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Yesterday, the Dutch Staay Food Group got its first shipment of grapes - the Black Magic variety - from Puglia in southern Italy. Buyer Sander Rutten visited those grape growers last week. Four growers cultivate grapes for the Staay house brand NERO Premium. They are all modern family businesses
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The DFHV Juniors' online X-Change on the topic of start-ups in the food industry went into the second round on 28 June. In around 1.5 hours, four young people once again presented their company and its history. This time, Grapes, Organifarms, shipzero and vGreens took part. read more

The Australian grape harvest has come to a close with better results than had been expected at the start of the season. read more

In the current marketing season in Ukraine, grapes have become the most expensive imported fruit at $1.57 per kilogram. In second place in terms of import value are “other fresh fruits” and berries at $1.48 per kilogram. This includes strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, mulberry fruit,
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Table grape, cherry and some blueberry fields in Chile are still wet, muddy and inaccessible after last week’s heavy rain and flooding. Vegetable producers are especially hard hit, while some producers have lost everything early reports from Chile indicate. According to Juan Pablo Orozco,
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A research project, led by Embrapa Semiarid, looks to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions in the production of table grapes in the São Francisco Valley, The region of Vale do São Francisco, which encompasses locations in the states of Pernambuco and Bahia, is the largest producer of table grapes
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A variety of black table grapes, known locally as "Black Magic", is widely used by Egyptian growers and is in high demand on local and export markets. However, growers have found themselves in legal turmoil over the use of this variety. read more

In less than a month, the starting signal will be given for "Regina di Puglia", translated as the "Queen of Puglia", a local grape industry event that will take place from 23 to 26 July in Noicàttaro near Bari in southern Italy. The aim of the four-day event is to promote the
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Global grape production is expected to increase by 1.1 million tonnes to 27.3 million tonnes, freshfruitportal reports with reference to a USDA report. read more

For the second leg of the journey into innovation in table grape growing, the Grape Exhibition returned to Puglia with the Nuvaut Edition. The protagonists of the technical day were the new table grape varieties developed on and for the territory, from the
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Demand for grapes is high this year. "In fact, all year long. There was tremendous demand for Indian grapes, though those prices could've been a bit higher. The Egyptian season is also going unprecedentedly well. All the containers coming in are often already divided up," says Luciën de Wit of
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Grapes from the San Joaquin Valley will see a later start this season by an estimated week to 10 days. “It’s mostly due to the cool weather we’ve had all spring and even now,” says Jim Beagle of Grapery. He notes that while some growers in the region may start the week of July 10th, due
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When a strong passion for agriculture runs in the family since childhood, it can only be passed on. This was the case for Apulia'sAngela Cascavilla, who has a degree in motor sciences but has always dedicated herself to her father's business, which bears their
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Membership is growing for 'Regina di Puglia', the initiative launched by the Municipality of Noicàttaro to promote Apulia's table grapes and its territory, scheduled from 23 to 26 July. read more

BASF Vegetable Seeds (Nunhems® brand) has developed the Ronvine, a new seed variety for grape tomatoes that is resistant to the Tomato Brown Rough Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). read more

We are at the dawn of the 2023 table grape campaign and already there has been no shortage of challenges, especially those related to the weather, which has severely tested the vineyards of Southern Italy. So much rain during the swelling phase of the bunches has exacerbated several problems related to the
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Further strengthening its supply in California, Oppy is pleased to introduce new acreage under the Ocean Spray label. read more

In the 2022/23 season, grape exports increased by 10.18% to 71.4 million cartons compared to the previous season. This also represents an increase of 24% compared to the 2020/21 campaign, when 57.3 million cartons were shipped, reports agraria.pe with reference to Provid. read more