Chilean table grape estimates adjusted, new varieties will be the main exporter

Published Dec 13, 2024

Tridge summary

The Chilean Fruit Grape Committee has predicted a 2.2% increase in fresh grape shipments for the 2024-2025 season, totaling over 65.9 million boxes. This is a slight decrease from the initial estimate provided in October. The industry is focusing on new varieties that meet consumer preferences, particularly in the United States, and expects these new varieties to make up 67% of exports, with over 43.9 million boxes. Traditional varieties like Red Globe are expected to decline by 10%, while the market will be dominated by new white and red varieties. Producing regions in Chile see varied projections, with increases in Atacama, Coquimbo, Metropolitana, and Maule, and decreases in Valparaíso and O’Higgins. Exports to North America, Latin America, and promotions in the United States are also part of the strategy.

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The Chilean Fruit Grape Committee delivered its second estimate for the 2024-2025 table grape season, projecting that shipments of fresh grapes to the world will grow 2.2% compared to the previous campaign, with more than 65.9 million boxes (8.2 kg each). The entity specified that this adjustment is slightly lower (-0.1%) than the first estimate delivered in October. “We believe that this new estimate reflects very well the strategy and efforts of the Committee and its associates in terms of varietal replacement,” commented the executive director of the Grape Committee, Ignacio Caballero, in statements collected by Frutas de Chile. “The industry is betting on those varieties that best respond to the tastes of consumers in international markets, especially the United States, the main destination for these fruits. In this way, shipments of new varieties, within the total of table grapes that we will export this season, will increase to 67%, which exceeds our first estimate of 65% ...

Source: MXfruit