Grapes
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Maria Montalvo is stepping into an expanded role, supporting current promotions and consumer communications as well as growing export markets to include Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The table grape grower and marketer predicts significant growth in its Peruvian and Chilean imports in 2023.
Peru’s growers are calling for the government to act after a week of demonstrations that the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds of Peru said have introduced “chaos, death and roadblocks.”
The Table Grape Committee of ASOEX (Chilean Fruit Exporters Association) said Chilean grape exports in 2022-23 will total 555,483 tons, equivalent to 67.742 million (8.2kg) boxes, up 1.2% from the December estimate.
Divine Favor International has developed a rich and profitable history with Chilean grape grower Santa Elena over many years of collaboration.
Paola Barba, who has a background in biotechnological engineering, grapevine research, and genetics and breeding, will be responsible for developing Sun World’s next generation of table grape varieties.
Together, five regions are expected to produce 20% more than Oppy harvested in 2022 as more acreage comes online, the company said.
Along with Mountain View Fruit Sales expanding its table grape portfolio, owner Mike Thurlow is projecting 2023 to be a vintage grape season.
The California grower is harvesting heritage organic grapes as well as Thomcord and Kyoho varieties from July until October.
With the new partnership, Oppy will expand its year-round reach in Peru, Brazil, Chile, South America and Mexico with Sun Grape’s nearly 1,500 acres in production in California.
The Bakersfield, Calif.-based licensing company highlighted the green seedless grape variety during the specialty foods industry event.
Drought is a significant long-term challenge for Chilean fruit producers, but there has been some relief in the past year, a new USDA report on the country’s economic outlook says.
The company’s new biofungicide, Mevalone, is now available to treat bunch rot and powdery mildew in California.
Sun World International LLC says unauthorized individuals falsely claimed association with the company and promoted fraudulent services under the guise of providing technical support for Autumncrisp grapes.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated its labeling requirements for the use of sulfur dioxide gas on fresh grapes during storage and transport, according to a USDA report.
Exports are forecast to rise 17% compared with the previous year, according to a USDA report.
Chilean fruit exporters are running a trial ad campaign in Times Square in March, and the target audience is much wider than New Yorkers.
The California Table Grape Commission continues its tradition of awarding scholarships to children of field workers, recently giving eight college-bound students scholarships for the coming school year.
The California Table Grape Commission is highlighting the fruit’s versatility in recipes with the help of chef Ellie Krieger, best-selling author and registered dietitian.
California table grape growers are shipping record amounts as their season nears an end.
Bert Boyd, who sold and marketed grapes for Pretty Lady Vineyards, McFarland, Calif., has died. He was 67.
Fresh Farms has hired Dale Prinz as a sales associate in its Kingsburg, Calif., division.
Chile’s fresh apple and grape exports will drop by just over 5% in the 2018-19 season, according to a new estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service.
Arkansas apple acreage has declined but acreage for the state’s grapes and pecans has risen in the past five years.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Sun World International has added to its operations department, according to marketing specialist Danielle Loustalot.
Jakov Dulcich, founder of McFarland, Calif.-based J.P. Dulcich & Sons, was shot and killed April 11.
Bakersfield, Calif.–based Sun World International has moved its grape packing operations in-house.
Chilean grape production started slowly but picked up steadily this year.
The California Table Grape Commission is celebrating its 50th anniversary.