Posts Tagged “Peruvian grape shipments”
Vanguard International USA, Inc. of Issaquah, WA is reported its Peruvian grapes supplied by Jack Salute are looking exceptional with great size, color, and taste. The bunch formation is just where it should be.
Harvesting is approaching the end of the red variety grapes, with the season wrapping up the last month with green variety grapes.
The operations are moving seamlessly with a steady and organized flow from fruit picking, then onto the packing house, and finally sending the grapes off in vessels. The harvest has entered the last half of the season and optimism is surrounding the final half of this 2021-2022 grape season in terms of both fruit quality and market demand.
The U.S. is the number one destination for Peruvian grape exports.
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.
San Joaquin Valley grapes – grossing about $4000 to both Chicago and Dallas.
Chilean Imported Fruit
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.