Grapes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first report on grapes in cold storage this season shows grape holdings at their lowest point in the past four seasons.
Going against a recommendation from the California desert grape growers, the USDA has withdrawn a proposal to remove varietal exemptions from the desert grape marketing order.
Look at a visual comparison of U.S. grape imports in 2019, 2010 and 2000, and then the long-term import trends for international suppliers.
The Oppenheimer Group will be the first to import the organic green seedless Arra 15 table grape variety into North America.
Exports of U.S. fresh fruits declined by 6% in 2019, while exports of U.S. fresh vegetables increased by 4%.
The Sonora Spring Summit has been postponed because of coronavirus COVID-19, but the main focus of the program, an outlook of the Mexican grape crop, will be presented online as scheduled.
California summer fruit grower-shippers traditionally credit weather with having a say in what kind of season they’ll have.
Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, has seen positive results in trials with its shelf-life extension product on apples.
Whether you’re looking for organic Brussels sprouts, romaine hearts, tomatoes or just about any other vegetable this summer, supplies should be ample.
Fresh fruit sales were up about 9% for the four-week period, while fresh vegetable sales were up 25%.
Avocado sales have remained significantly higher than year-ago levels week after week even as the overall fruit category has settled closer to the 2019 baseline amid COVID-19.
John G. Giumarra Jr., whose legal expertise helped guide not only the family business, but aided in greater grape exports for the overall California grape industry, has died.
A group that has been critical of Trump administration tariffs, and counter-tariffs from China on U.S. exports, is sponsoring an event looking at how they affect California exports.
California table grape production is seeing a “new normal” of 100 million-plus box crops, according to the California Table Grape Commission.
The California Table Grape Commission has hired Maria Montalvo as its marketing director of retail and foodservice promotion.
Capespan recently completed a two-year process to restructure its fruit business to simplify service for customers and grower partners.
New grape varieties are quickly supplanting older, established cousins across Mexico, growers say.
Grower-shippers of Mexican grapes say they expect to have ample supplies in the pipeline for their season, despite some rough weather during the growing season.
California table grape acreage for the 2019 crop, at 121,000 acres, was unchanged from the previous season’s acreage.
Sun World International LLC, a developer of grape and stone fruit varieties, has opened a Brazilian office, appointing Andrea Pavesi the licensing manager for the country.
Homegrown Organic Farms, Porterville, Calif., has formed a partnership with the Three Sisters Organic brand, expanding Homegrown’s grape offerings.
Laurie Rinard, whose 35-year career in the produce industry focused on grapes and stone fruit from California’s San Joaquin Valley, died May 20. She was 60.
Mr. Box, Richgrove, Calif., is now the distributor for SmartPac, whose box liners are marketed to the grape industry to keep fruit fresh during shipping.
The University of California-Davis, through the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, is recognizing individuals with the Awards of Distinction, including Harold McClarty, founder of HMC Farms,
Drought conditions in Chile are stressing Chilean fruit producers, according to a new report from Fedefruta, the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile.
Sun World International LLC, Palm Desert, Calif., has added a Chilean and two Peruvian grape companies to its licensees list.
A promotional campaign for Chilean fruit called the “Super Fruit Bowl” is lining up with the National Football League’s Super Bowl.
The third and final round of U.S. Department of Agriculture 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments to assist growers suffering from trade retaliation by China and other countries are on their way in early February.
Sun World International, Palm Desert, Calif., has added three companies the list of marketers who can sell its proprietary grape varieties.
A newly-named table grape company with a group of well-known sales executives has received licenses to market Sun World International and International Fruit Genetics varieties.