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“Our Mexican table grape growing costs have increased by 35% in last two years”

Offering its third season of Cotton Candy grapes from Brazil, Oppy will be increasing volume in the coming years as it sets a new record of packages in 2022. Sweet, juicy, with a hint on vanilla, Oppy’s Cotton Candy grapes are available now with consistent promotional volumes through January. Packed in a new bright and colorful label that’s reminiscent of signature fair flavor, the grapes are also Rainforest Alliance Certified — ensuring a commitment to continuous improvement, sustainabili...

"This is the first year in which we will no longer sell a single kilo of seeded grapes"

The fireworks have flown, baseball is at its halfway point and mid-July means the start of the California table grape season. Jared Lane, vice president of sales at Grapeman Farms and his team are excited to kick off the domestic operation. “We began picking right after the 4th of July holiday, starting with a couple different varieties — we will ramp up more and more over the coming weeks, getting into our peak production in August,” said Lane.

"Investment in new seedless varieties has led to an increase in grape consumption in Brazil"

Lower early Flame volumes and costs challenges for Mexican table grapes

New grape varieties strike balance between consumer wants and grower needs

Coachella continues the transition to new grape varieties

Grapeman Farms is one of the largest independent producers of table grapes from Mexico during the Spring table grape season. Founded in 1974, Grapeman is a U.S. headquartered table grape farming company. With vineyards located in the Southern San Joaquin Valley, Grapeman owns and operates two state-of-the-art distribution facilities in Bakersfield, CA, which is where their sales office is located. It has administrative offices in Los Angeles.

Successful table grape protection trials in California