Q&A: John Pandol on Californian grape season, import saturation and tariffs

Freshfruitportal.com spoke with the Director of Special Projects at Pandol Bros. Inc., who expressed concerns about this season's imported grapes and the effects of tariffs on costs and trade. 

March 05 , 2025

U.S.: Oversupplied import grape market threatens fruit quality and price

The latest reports indicate that while the market is moving, it is not keeping up with heavy arrivals.

March 04 , 2025

Great quality Chilean table grapes have growers and exporters happy

Rafael Rodriguez, president of Uvanova, spoke with Freshfruitportal.com about the current state of the fruit, its markets, prices and the performance of the Systems Approach.

March 03 , 2025

Efficiency and future of table grapes: Grapetech 2025 comes to Chile

UvaNova and Yentzen Group to organize the first technical-commercial event specialized in table grapes, a meeting point for national and international leaders in the sector.

February 24 , 2025

Sun World Autumncrisp's global marketing campaign, expanded supply pay off

Sun World’s Marketing Vice President Dr. Jennifer Sanchez and Senior Marketing Manager Dané Joubert told FreshFruitPortal.com at Fruit Logistica in Berlin that the extensive campaign was launched in August 2023, with a focus on elevating consumer awareness and engagement.

February 20 , 2025

Peru: Grape season set to close with record exports amid strong recovery

Joaquín Balarezo, general manager of Ecosac, estimates that Peruvian grape exports will reach a record of 80 million boxes, surpassing previous seasons.

February 18 , 2025

The Dominican Republic is making headway to become a table grape exporter

Rafael Ortiz Quezada, Agronomist and Vice Minister in charge of scientific and technological affairs at the Ministry of Agriculture, spoke with Freshfruitportal.com about introducing and growing the fruit in the country.

February 04 , 2025

Chile: New phytosanitary inspection site inaugurated for fruit destined for the United States

This is located in the Atacama Region, one of the key areas for producing Chilean table grapes destined for the U.S. market under the Systems Approach protocol.

January 31 , 2025

Chilean table grapes maintain high expectations for remainder of the campaign

The 2025 Chilean table grape season began with optimism among growers, who highlighted the fruit's good quality, and the opportunity to export under the Systems Approach protocol to the U.S.

January 21 , 2025

Historic: First shipment of Peruvian table grapes in break bulk cargo arrives in the U.S.

The work of SENASA of Peru and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, achieved this innovation that opens a new option for the Peruvian industry other than shipping fruit in containers.

January 15 , 2025