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Chile: Exports of table grapes to US keeps growing

Chile: Exports of table grapes to US keeps growing

Write: Odelia [2011-05-20]
The US is the main destination market for table grape, followed by Europe.Exports of table grape on the week 7 reached 277,446 tons, meaning 5.53% more than the same period of 2009-2010 season, according to information provided by Asoex to Mercado SimFRUIT.
According to the destination markets, from the total of exports, US East Coast got 151,504 tons, 1.9% more than last season; 47,227 tons went to the West Coast, meaning 7.74% more than last year. The third market is Europe, where exports reached 36,684 tons, a number slightly superior to the previous season by 0.96%.
As for varieties, the most exported are: Flame Seedless, Thompson Seedless and Sugrone.