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First shipment of robotic utility carts for the table grape industry

AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PREVENTATIVE PRACTICES FOR MANAGING TRUNK DISEASE IN TABLE GRAPE VINEYARDS MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021.  BY KENDRA BAUMGARTNER, PHD, USDA, JOHNATHAN KAPLAN, PHD, CSU SACRAMENTO, & MAX NORTON, PHD, CSU SACRAMENTO. California is the nation’s leading grower and sole exporter of table grapes [California Department of Food and Agriculture, 2017], with over 99% of US commercial table grapes grown in California [California Table Grape Commission (CTGC), 2017]. In 2016, the state�...

"Large supermarkets are bringing down the prices of Christmas grapes due to competition" The organization ASAJA Alicante has denounced the price drops suffered by the bagged table grapes of Vinalopó, specifically of the Aledo variety. This is a flagship product during the month of December, whose peak in terms of consumption is reached on New Years Eve. Large supermarket chains are accused of using the grapes to attract customers and boost the purchase of other products. As pointed out by ASAJ...