Tamil Nadu grapes get Geographical Indication tag
This is Tamil Nadu’s famous Cumbum Panneer Thratchai, also known as Cumbum grapes. The Cumbum grapes recently earned the Geographical Indication tag or GI tag. The Cumbum valley located at the

Table grape marketer forms collaboration agreement with breeding company
Grupo Alta announced that Divine Flavor and Sun World International executed an enhanced collaboration agreement for premium table grapes. Table grape breeder and licenser Sun World International

How fruit breeding adapts to climate change
Fruit breeding has a long generation time as it takes years to develop a new table grape or cherry variety. As a result, global warming is a significant concern to factor in and one that impacts

Indian grape exports soar due to European demand and few unseasonal rains
Despite initial concerns about global freight bottlenecks and two spells of unseasonal rains, Indian grape exports to Europe for the 2022-23 season (December to April) skyrocketed. Up until April

Table grapes, among producers there is a strong desire for redemption
The 2022 campaign for Italian table grapes will be remembered as the 'Annus horribilis', with even producers with several seasons behind them describing it as 'one of the worst commercial

Barbera: 'Rectangular melon will become a new iconic product' #vocidellortofrutta
Barbera International is betting on the quality ripe melon. In the group's objectives it will become one of the strong references, together with oranges, table grapes and prickly pears. Alessandro

Artichoke, the international symposium returns
With just over 370 thousand tonnes produced in 2021, Italy is the leading artichoke-producing country in the world, with Apulia and Sicily together accounting for three quarters of national

Artichoke 2023 takes place in Molfetta, Italy, from 18 to 21 April 2023
With over 370 thousand tons produced in 2021, Italy is the first artichoke producing Country in the world, with Puglia and Sicily together accounting for three quarters of national production. In

Heavy rains threaten table grape and mango campaigns in northern Peru
The high humidity and the continuous rains since the end of February in Tumbes and Piura, in the north of the country, have increased the presence of Mildiu on table grape crops in this area,

IFG debuts Family of Flavors retail tool
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has launched its IFG Family of Flavors to better communicate to retailers and customers its diverse range of grape varieties and their corresponding flavour

'South Africa dominated table grape market'
In the table grape segment, South Africa, as usual, provided by far the bulk of the volumes, followed by seedless light varieties from Peru and Thompson Seedless from India and Chile. Other

230 mm of rain can't stop Peru's double harvest of table grapes
‘If it sees a cloud it bursts’ was the saying for some of the older generation table grape cultivars. Nowadays in Peru, despite over 230 mm of rain, a good double harvest (second harvest) is

Asia accounted for 16.7% of total Peruvian table grape exports in 2022
In 2022, Peruvian grape exports reached US$1,362,740,000 for 554,730 tons, showing an increase of +9% in value and +8.1% in volume compared to US$1,249,800,000 for 513,060 tons in 2021. This was

Brazil: Grape exports to China expected this year
The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian grapes by the end of the year. This was announced by the president of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Fruit Exporters (Abrafrutas),

Peru overtakes Chile as top grape exporter in South America
The Peruvian grape season is wrapping up. “Harvest at our farms in the Ica area was completed about three weeks ago,” says Dirk Winkelmann with Vanguard International. While the production

Plant nursery and varietal innovation expo at Macfrut 2023
From 3 rd to 5 th May, Macfrut 2023, to be held in Rimini (Italy), will become an international meeting point for nursery professionals, breeders, producers, technicians and researchers. There

Brazilian grapes close in on Chinese market
The Chinese market could open up for Brazilian table grapes by the end of the year according to the president of Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho. Coelho visited Beijing last week with agriculture

Telangana state doubles down on grape cultivation
Grapes used to be grown on around 10,000 acres across Telangana state in the 1990s. However, the area under grape cultivation had come down to just 5,000 acres in 2008 and currently stands at 750

“There will be no ramifications for the grape industry in the long run”
One of the grape growing regions in India, Nashik, has been hit with rains and hailstorms, resulting in a lot of damage. According to Samir Singh, business promoter for Indian grape exporter

Abrafrutas celebrated advances in grape exports in China
The president of the Brazilian Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Derivatives (ABRAFRUTAS), Guilherme Coelho, celebrates good news for Brazilian grape exporters. According to the

Experts ask to renew old vineyards of Italia grapes
"Considering our productive and commercial experience, we are hoping that old vineyards will not be replanted with new varieties, but rather renewed with traditional ones. The Italia grapes can in

Expansion of export market demand for California table grapes
The California Table Grape Commission is positioned to expand international demand for California table grapes in 16 target markets with its 2023 export marketing campaign. The 16 target markets

New Chilean exporter sees higher fruit demand in Europe
A normal trading year does not exist just yet for Matias Gonzalez Rojas, CEO and owner of WHM Fresh in Chile, who started this exporting company during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown period.

Grapevine-killing bacteria found in Humboldt for the first time
Grape leaf samples taken by the Humboldt County Department of Agriculture have tested positive for Pierce’s disease (PD). In late September, the Humboldt County Department of Agriculture

Retail focus for California grape promotions
Retail promotions will feature prominently in the California Table Grape Commission’s 2023 export marketing campaign. The campaign will focus on 16 target markets. These markets represented