The harvest of Californian grapes California remains steady at the moment. “Some of that hot weather that we endured a few weeks ago didn’t just speed up certain varieties and caused some damage to the grapes,” says Justin Bedwell from Bari Produce. “What’s stopping us from boosting our inventory is the time it takes to clean the bunches after the harvest.”

The majority of the California harvest saw an earlier start than the previous beginning date, however, there saw a different beginning of the growing season. The season started this year on the 10th of July.

In the moment, Bari Produce is steadily sending out green, red, along with black, red and green grapes. “We’re getting rid of the early season varieties, and moving into our late season varieties,” says Bedwell. “So we’re carrying lots of Great Greens and on reds We’re packing Timcos, Krissys and we’ll get started on the very early Scarlet Royals probably next week and the black grapes.”

In terms of the amount of the harvest in the past, the California grape industry suffered an increase in production due to heavy rains in the beginning of the growing season. The crop this year appears to be returning to the normal levels of supply. “With the extreme heat which we witnessed early however, I’m not sure that the crop will reach the numbers it needs to. But there will be plenty of grapes to drink throughout November, provided that Mother Nature behaves,” Bedwell says. Bedwell.

Demand is expected to increase by September

On demand, as it was with many products this month, it’s stable however it’s slower as that consumers are on vacation and aren’t following traditional purchasing habits. However, the month of July had an increase in demand, and it’s likely that the market will pick up in the coming months, when it may become a demand that exceeds supply circumstance.

Naturally, given the lack of supply which resulted in higher pricing The current prices aren’t the same as this time last year. In fact, prices are similar or even slightly greater than what it was a year prior. “That’s great for those with all the higher expenses for inputs. It’s just more costly for grapes to be put in bags,” says Bedwell. “Though we’re keeping the cost manageable to retailers, so they are able to continue to attract consumers. This is a balance between growing needs for the farmers and consumers’ demands.”

For more information:

Justin Bedwell

Bari Produce

Tel: +1 (559) 560-5600

[email protected]

www.bariproduce.com