Posts Tagged “imported table grapes”

California grape shipments are in decline because of less late season volume and reports of growing quality problems.  This has already resulted in many East Coast buyers turning to imported table grapes and this trend will continue to gather momentum as imported table grape volumes climb.

Through early December Peruvian grape shipments had totaled 2.1 million cases to the US East Coast, more than twice the tonnage that was shipped in the same period last year.  In that same period, Peruvian exporters loaded 240,000 cases to the US West Coast and 450,000 cases to the Canadian market (at both east and west coast ports).

Imported seedless grapes are increasing in volume, but arrivals will remain light through December.

California grape shipments will soon be limited to destinations west of the Mississippi River.

Chilean imported cherry and blueberry arrivals are well below traditional levels in similar fashion to grapes.  Chilean table grape shipments faced a delayed start due to weather factors and the first Chilean charter to the US East Coast didn’t arrive until December 14th .   Its cargo, which will included table grapes and stonefruit, was expected to be the only Chilean fruit that makes distribution before the Christmas holiday.