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Chile: Table grape harvests still heavily impacted by rains February 19 , 2021 The Chilean table grape harvests remain heavily impacted by the unseasonal rains two weeks ago with packing operations still at a standstill in many places, industry body Fedefruta said. Fedefruta president Jorge Valenzuela said the damage estimate is worse than initially thought, with around three-quarters of white grapes and a third of red varieties lost from the central and southern regions. The damage caused by the rains was reportedly exacerbated by rotting and fungal diseases in the fruit, brought on by low ...

Market overview southern hemisphere grapes Overall growing and demand Peru and Chilean grape demand is particularly strong in Mexico, and increasing in Canada, the USA, and Asia as California completes their ‘storage season’. Vanguard is seeing the first arrivals of grapes from their own ranches in Peru into various markets around the world and the results have been very positive season to date. Overall quality and condition have been very well received. Peruvian grapes The Peru grape harvest for traditional red and green grapes will be completed by the third week of February. IP varietie...

Chile assesses grape damage after storms Mid-season varieties like Thompson Seedless have borne the brunt of the damage Related Articles The devastating storms that struck some of Chile’s biggest fruit growing regions last week are likely to lead to a significant shortage of Thompson Seedless grapes in the coming weeks, according to a major grower in the region. “The affected plantations correspond to those located between the V and VII regions where on average it rained between 25 to 80mm,” Compañía Frutera Santa María’s Christian Corssen told Fruitnet. “This has destroyed what...

"First containers of Chilean Thompson Seedless on its way to Europe" Silvia Piezzi is no stranger to many people in the Dutch fruit trade. The Argentinian entrepreneur worked for years at the Barendrecht trade center with the company Cesil Import & Export, but currently has to stay in Argentina due to the Corona measures. "A departure to my second country is currently out of the question, but I do have the first containers of Thompson Seedless grapes from Chile on the water to Europe," Silvia says enthusiastically. "With that I have the premier and as a woman I am proud of that."

“The table grape industry is changing rapidly, in all production areas” At Indiana Import, the import grape season usually starts around mid-November with the products from Peru, and lasts until the end of April. “This year, the transition between the Italian and Spanish seasons and the import grape was more smooth and without too much friction,” reports Diego Moeykens, manager of Indiana Import. “There were already fewer Spanish and Italian products available. Moreover, some European producers target the niche market which is looking for new seedless varieties. It is indeed the fir...