Shachar’s presentation ‘Current and Future Potential for Egyptian Table Grape Exports’, explained that before India began to export table grapes to Europe there was a clear separation between the exports from the northern and southern hemispheres and growers could find the right niche in the markets in order to improve their income.
With the advent of significant exportation from both India and Peru into the European markets, this principle separation in the export markets disappeared, thereby closing the once desirable window of May to June for the Egyptian table grape growers into Europe and UK. In light of this, the Chinese import market of table grapes in this window has become very attractive and relevant for high-quality ARRA varieties.