New varieties account for 11% of the 2017-18 Chilean table grape exports

With the Chilean table grape export season almost over, resulting in 731,851 tons up to week 25, this figure is only 811 tons lower than the total exported in the previous season. This is is a good sign, certainly when considering the rains that affected the late varieties harvest in the Chilean central-south zone. Although major changes in the export distribution per market have not been reported, apart from the lower exports to the U.S. and higher exports to Asia, the main news this season is given by the…