Good European market is expected for South African grapes until after Christmas

The European grape market is empty, as Peru has sent more to the US. There is even a chance that Peru will displace South Africa in the Far East as well. “The amount of grapes brought to market by Peru has increased significantly over the last decade,” says Leon de Kock, CEO of Grape Alliance. "Whereas they used to give us sporadically headaches in the Far East, they have now become a real force on the market. And that for many weeks. They also have good varieties." Competition between Peru and South Africa is less direct in Europe, where the grapes are usually packed in 500 gram punnets, than in the Far East, where they are packed in 4.5 kg cartons (in the case of South Africa). and of 8.2 kg (in the case of Peru) are traded. "They can even keep us out of the market for a whole season. They have become formidable competitors. But it's hard to say if it will happen again this year." Leon notes that South Africa usually knows what to expect from Australian grapes each year, but ...