Grapes
The California Table Grape Commission has three new commercials airing in the U.S. and key export markets as part of the Go with Grapes from California Every Day campaign.
Pristine grapes are on the shelves again.
Pacific Trellis Fruit is marketing its third season of Cotton Candy grapes from the Murcia, Spain, growing region.
Vanguard International USA Inc., Issaquah, Wash., will be starting its Peruvian grape program soon.
Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Awe Sum Organics is planning another strong season of organic grapes from Peru.
Featuring all seedless grapes, Bakersfield, Calif.-based Vanguard Direct is entering is fourth season growing and sourcing Peruvian grapes for sale in North America, according to Gene Coughlin, vice president of sales.
LGS Specialty Sales is primed for a strong and exciting grape season from December 2020 through early May 2021.
HMC Farms has recently upgraded its grape wash line at its Kingsburg, Calif., facility.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
Despite the pandemic, ports on both coasts have optimistic fresh produce outlooks, and the Alliance for Food and Farming is looking at small, but positive changes during the pandemic.
New package options are on tap for McFarland, Calif.-based Pretty Lady Vineyards.
A study has found that a compound found in grapes is associated with a 48% decrease in risk of Alzheimer dementia.
Talking about COVID-19 adjustments and the grape outlook, The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke July 6 with John Pandol, director of special projects for Delano, Cali.-based Pandol Bros.
A Mexican table grape grower-shipper has reported successful results shipping to Asia when using shelf-life extending sachets from Hazel Technologies, Chicago.
Wild Flower Vineyards, Bakersfield, Calif., will start harvesting the California crop on July 13.
U.S. imports of fresh fruits in May were down 10.4% compared with a year ago, while fresh vegetable imports jumped 17%, according to newly released statistics.
Fruit World Co., Reedley, Calif., plans to be shipping organic Thomcord grapes the first week of August.
The California Table Grape Commission has a multi-media promotion California Goodness Matters, asking consumers to support the state’s growers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bakersfield, Calif.- based Anthony Vineyards is having “one of the best (years) we’ve seen in a while,” said salesman Rob Spinelli.
David Cain, founder of International Fruit Genetics and the table grape breeder of Cotton Candy and other unique varieties, has received the 2020 Wilder Medal from the American Pomological Society.
Delano, Calif.-based Four Star Fruit Inc. and Delano Farms are teaming up again with National Basketball Association-themed packaging and merchandising on in-season table grapes.
Sunview Marketing International of California Inc., Delano, is shipping Sweet Carnival golden seedless grapes again.
Atmospheric smoke has obscured grape-ripening sunlight while ash has coated green beans, cauliflower and other produce in nearby fields just days before scheduled harvesting.
Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, is presenting the Grape Quality Summit.
The values of Kern County’s top two crops in 2019 switched, with the almond crop higher than the value of its grape crop for the first time since 2011.
Peruvian grape exports are expected to rise again in 2020-21, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Marketers say they are gearing up for promotable volumes of fruit from Chile for the upcoming winter months.
This could be a year like no other for California’s table grape industry.
BERLIN — With the export season in peak volume, the 2019 Fruit Logistica comes at a busy time for the Chilean fruit industry.