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Peru closes the table grape campaign with a 17% growth The closure of the Peruvian table grape campaign shows positive results. The Association of Producers and Exporters of Table Grapes of Peru (PROVID) stated that Peru had exported a total of 57,377,537 boxes of grapes this season, i.e. 17% more than in the previous season. A total of 133 exporting companies participated in the season, exporting 50 varieties of table grapes -mainly white seedless and red seedless grapes- to 62 different marke...

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Moldova: Table grape exports generate revenues for Ialoveni region The production of table grapes in Moldova amounts to 92,000 tons per year over the past three years; of this, 65,000 tons was exported. More than 1,500 hectares of table grapes are grown near the village of Costesti, in the Ialoveni region. The main grape variety for production and export is the “Moldova” due to its resistance to diseases, pests and adverse weather conditions. Ion Sula is the President of the Association of ...

Women in the agricultural industry today: Perspectives from around the world March 08 , 2021 The agricultural industry has traditionally seen low participation of women in management and leadership positions compared with other sectors. But times are changing rapidly. To commemorate International Women’s Day, FreshFruitPortal.com asked several women in different positions in the industry around the world for their perspective on the evolution of women’s role in the industry and how they se...

"Only 18-22 million of the 60 million boxes that come from the affected regions could be exported" This communiqué expresses the deep concern that the Research and Development Commission for Table Grapes in Chile, UVANOVA, has about the damages and the consequences to the grape industry of the climactic event affecting the country between the Aconcagua area in the North, to the Region VII in the South. The damages can be summarized as the concurrence of three main factors: - The large amount o...

Chile: Asoex cuts table grape export forecast by 19% February 23 , 2021 Last week the Chilean table grape industry made the second estimate of shipments of the fruit for the 2020-21 season, as reported by the President of ASOEX, Ronald Bown Fernández. This new estimate corresponds to the information provided by 38 companies, which as a whole make up 59 percent of the volume exported last season 2019-20. “After the analysis that was done last week with the companies within the sector and aft...

After heavy rainfall, Chiles Uvanova takes new measures to boost grape sales February 10 , 2021 The heavy rains that hit the central-southern region of Chile at the end of January caused widespread damage, especially to mid-season table grapes yet to be harvested. Carolina Cruz, president of the Research Commission for the Development of Table Grapes (Uvanova), spoke with FreshFruitPortal.com, offering an analysis of the measures currently being implemented to boost sales. "The first and most ...

Caging tender plants may help prevent deer damage: Ask an expert Updated Jan 30, 2021; Posted Jan 30, 2021 How can gardeners help plants escape damage from deer? Ask an expert. File photo. MI Dept. of Natural Resources Facebook Share We’ve passed the winter solstice and that means we’re on the way to spring and the gardening season. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty...

Modern-day, fresh, merlot seed. >> exactly. >> reporter: up the coast, a winemaker shows us his vineyards. there were heavy restrictions on wine making in the holy land for hundreds of years under the ottoman empire. >> you can still find a few edible berries. >> reporter: the grapes that survive were table grapes. and so the wine from this grape could be the wine that jesus drank. >> exactly. >> reporter: turning them into wine is still a new idea. theres a tremendous sweetness to it, buts over...

There were heavy restrictions on grapes for hundreds of years under the ottoman empire. >> you can still find a few edible berries. >> reporter: the grapes that survived were table grapes. so the wine from this grape could be the wine that jesus drank. >> exactly. >> reporter: theres a tremendous sweetness to it, but its overripe now. the for instanrench have a word describes the place where the wine is from. what does that mean here? >> a sense of the wine. >> reporter: a sense of people, place...