Peru: Double harvest and late grape varieties enlarge trade window
Producers in northern Peru want to achieve two harvests per year from the same vine. In Piura, plastic covers are used to achieve a second harvest between March and April in addition to the traditional harvest between September and November. For the plantations in Ica, this means that the harvest is managed so that late varieties are also harvested in this new time window
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