Grapes
Episode 57 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with David Magaña, a senior analyst for Rabobank who specializes in fresh produce.
Though there are some uneven spots, suppliers say there will be plenty of promotion opportunities for California grapes into the fall and toward the end of the year.
Radio commercials for California grapes created with major influencers are live and on the air.
Highlighting the healthy snack attributes of California grapes, commercials and messages will appear now through the end of the year on television, on podcasts and radio stations, and online.
The Sept 20 California grape storage report shows grapes in cold storage in mid-September totaled 8.04 million packages, nearly unchanged from last year and up 2% from 2019.
California grape shipments were running ahead of the same time last year through late August, and market conditions were similar to a year ago.
Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of its upcoming virtual Grape Quality Summit.
Another year of increase is on tap for U.S. imports of Peruvian grapes. That’s the bottom line from the USDA’s annual report on Peru’s fresh grape outlook.
The USDA estimates that Chilean table grape production, aided by high yields, will increase by 6.6%.
Table grape growers around the world are adopting proprietary cultivars that offer higher yields and enhanced fruit quality, finds a new report from Rabobank.
Key players in Chile’s export and import sectors are working to identify effective solutions to the logistic issues that have slowed trade.
Chicago-based Hazel Technologies, Inc. has announced a successful trial with New York-based fresh fruit importer Jac. Vandenberg on Chilean table grape imports, post-arrival.
As an easily accessible fruit that makes for a simple and quick snack or side, grapes are highly popular with many American consumers, especially in the fall around harvest-time.
On an ambitious mission to become the world’s leading provider of fruit varieties, IFG is on track to open a $14 million state-of-the-art research breeding campus in McFarland, Calif.
The grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce from around the world looks toward increasing volume of the grapes in the coming years as it sets a new record of 6.2 million packages in 2022.
The Pretty Lady Vineyards team will be featuring their premium California Table grapes at the revamped IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, Fla.
The USDA is proposing to offer Chilean grape exporters alternatives to fumigation to access the U.S. market.
The table grape breeder has been working with Peruvian authorities to identify properties where there is unauthorized planting, cultivating or illegal collecting and selling of its protected table grape varieties.
Proceeds from the sale of illegally planted grapes will support an organization that helps women who are victims of violence.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sun World International LLC has announced it has added three importers to its panel of North American licensees.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a referendum Feb. 14 to March 4, 2022, on the proposed changes to the California desert grape marketing order.
AM FRESH Group and Special New Fruit Licensing have announced a definitive agreement under which AM FRESH is acquiring International Fruit Genetics and merging it with SNFL.
The Packer’s Tom Karst interviewed Andy Higgins, CEO of Bakersfield, Calif.-based IFG, in February about trends in grape variety breeding and new introductions from the company in recent years.
U.S. imports of Mexican table grapes should start as early as mid-April this year, with volume picking up significantly in May and continuing into June. Growers anticipate good quality and increased volume.
The efforts of Cornell AgriTech and Sun World International from more than a decade of working together have resulted in two new grape varieties called Sugrafiftytwo and Sugrasixty.
Traditional table grape varieties such as flame seedless, sugraone and perlette still have a place in grape-growing regions of Mexico and the California desert.
Los Angeles-based Pacific Trellis Fruit expects to handle 2 million boxes of Mexican grapes this season, according to a news release.
California’s Coachella Valley table grape growers should produce a typical crop this season, provided the weather holds.
Production in Mexico will be up 15% this season for Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grapeman Farms, said Jared Lane, vice president of marketing.
Delano, Calif.-based Fruit Royale Inc. expects to start importing table grapes from Mexico by May 9, assuming favorable temperatures hold, said Louie Galvan, managing partner.