New grape varieties accounted for 38%

While grape harvest has already started in Northern Peru, harvest for the South/Central region is still more than two months away. “Vanguard Peru’s ranches are situated in the Villacuri/Ica region which traditionally starts harvest in November,” says Dirk Winkelmann, Chief Business Development Officer at Vanguard. He expects to begin harvesting the earliest green seedless blocks […]

Table grapes in Chile decreases

The most relevant factors when analyzing the 2019/2020 season in Chile were the drought, the COVID-19 pandemic, the social protests and other issues that are typical of the table grape industry. Apart from the mega-drought that has affected the country for more than 10 years, table grapes have been affected by lower profitability in recent […]

Global dried grapes market 2020-2025

The global dried grape market is projected to register a CAGR of 4.2% during the forecast period (2020-2025). The European Union is the largest importer of dried grapes in the world, with a market share of more than 50% of the world imports as the dried grapes are the most consumed dried fruit in the […]

Chile announced 2 new varieties of grapes

Chile’s institute of agricultural research – INIA – announced early this month the development of two new table grape varieties to be commercialized by the industry. The two new varieties, named INIA G-2 and INIA G-3 bring significant improvements to previous ones, says the institute. INIA researcher cecilia peppi shared with us what the long process looked […]

Editorial: Biostimulants in Agriculture

Plant Biostimulants: Rationale, State of the Art and Evolution Recently, the agricultural sector is facing concomitant challenges of rising the productivity to feed the growing global population and increasing the resources use efficiency, while reducing the environmental impact on the ecosystems and human health. In fact, fertilizers and pesticides play a crucial role in agriculture, […]

World grapes market report (2007-2025)

Report Data Coverage Grape market volume and value; Per Capita consumption; Forecast of the market dynamics in the medium term; Global grape production, split by region and country; Global grape trade (exports and imports); Producer, export, and import prices for grapes; For more information click here.

World Grapes Market Report 2019

The global grape market revenue amounted to $136.6B in 2018, going up by 3.7% against the previous year This figure reflects the total revenues of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers’ margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). The market value increased at an average annual rate […]

Residue-free is the way to go

The conventional notion is that organic is tastier because it is been artificially boosted with chemical nutrients and other enhancers. Few companies venturing into the retailing of fresh vegetables will forego the “organic” tag, which is a short-cut to higher pricing. However, Nilesh Palresha of Pune’s VTP real estate group believes that “residue-free” can do […]

Chile trials new grape varieties

Chile and Peru play a crucial role in the global table grape trade as a source of counter-seasonal supply to northern markets, which themselves have long been shifting to newer varieties to entice pickier consumers.  But the uptake of these newer cultivars has been slower in South America when compared to growing areas like California, where they now […]

Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture

Nanotechnology monitors a leading agricultural controlling process, especially by its miniature dimension. Additionally, many potential benefits such as enhancement of food quality and safety, reduction of agricultural inputs, enrichment of absorbing nanoscale nutrients from the soil, etc. allow the application of nanotechnology to be resonant encumbrance. Agriculture, food, and natural resources are a part of […]