Mexican table grapes end 2024 campaign

Published 2024년 12월 17일

Tridge summary

Mexico's table grape industry has concluded with a total of 23.8 million boxes exported to the United States, a decrease from 25 million the previous season due to heat waves and oversupply. Prices dropped in the U.S. market, making it more profitable for producers to sell in the domestic market. The industry also faced challenges such as increased costs, labor issues, and weather conditions affecting other crops. However, there is optimism for the future with the start of prunings and forecasts for the next season expected to begin around May 10th.
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Original content

Mexico has already finished the table grape campaign, the ideal moment to know the evaluation of the industry. Portalfruticola.com spoke with Sergio Lugo, director of Mexico Table Grapes, of the Association of Table Grape Producers of Sonora. The executive indicated that the Mexican grape season was marked by a drop in prices in the United States market, so for producers it was more attractive, in some cases, to leave the fruit in the national market. “This is because we manage a very strong and concentrated volume in the weeks,” he said in relation to the above. “Historically, we know that on average 3.5 million boxes are consumed weekly in the United States and we have up to 6 million boxes in inventory. That reflects an offer that the market is not meeting,” he added. Continuing with the analysis of the Mexican grape campaign, the director of Mexico Table Grapes explained that the industry did not obtain the expected yields in certain varieties, “due to the heat waves we had in ...
Source: MXfruit

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