Leadership of white grapes in the Peruvian fields increases

(Agraria.pe) "The white (grapes) are the winners," said Arturo Hoffmann, commercial manager of Agrícola Don Ricardo, in the middle of last year, after mentioning that 55% of the varieties installed by the company are white. Meanwhile, Marcela Briceño Rosas, Beta's agricultural deputy manager, also reported at the end of the year that 50% of the company's area was made up of Sweet Globe, one of the well-positioned green varieties in Peruvian fields. These statements represent only a sample of what has been happening at the field level in the majority of agro-exporters that are migrating towards these varieties, driven by the good commercial acceptance in the different markets. According to information from Provid, the 2021/2022 campaign closed with a total of 21,099 hectares of table grapes, of which 9,597 correspond to installed hectares of white varieties. In second place are the red seeds (or seedless) with 6,042 hectares, followed by what was the star variety years ago, Red ...