This week we will take you with us to Emerald, located in the Central Highlands Region and to North Queensland, where the ARRA Varieties harvest has already kicked off. Emerald is the second earliest region to harvest table grapes in Australia.
“ARRA Sugar Drop™ looks great this year and we are proud that they are being supplied to our major retailers here in Australia”. says Mark Leng, CEO of FruitMaster, ARRA™ Varieties’ territorial representative in Australia. ARRA Sugar Drop™ as seen in the beautiful pictures below was harvested on the 5th of November in FruitMaster’s Farm located in Emerald, Queensland and the crop looks fantastic.
Mark adds: “We sent a small sample to the Sydney Markets to Michael Simonetta, FruitMaster Director, for him to be able to have a good look as well as to taste them”.
Michael was very happy with the sample he received and he commented: “While the berries were just a little smaller than what we have seen in California, the bunches were clean, the berries were crunchy and the eating attributes were very encouraging”. Michael concludes by saying: “I am very excited about the future years to come as the vines become more developed and we will see the varieties fulfill their full potential”.
This 2020’s season is looking very promising for Romeo’s Best as well as one of the territorial representatives for the ARRA™ Varieties in Australia along with FruitMaster.
The ARRA 15 harvest in A&L Romeo’s farm located in North Queensland, ended last week.
The crop looks great and we are proud of what the team, with the support of Grapa, successfully achieved this season.
Romeo’s Best manager, Douw van de Merwe and head of growing, Lindsay Romeo are extremely impressed with the yields and quality of ARRA 30. Romeo’s Best team believes the crispness and the acid and sugar balance of this variety are hard to beat.
Francesca La Spina, Romeo’s Best EGM is delighted with this year’s crop, saying, “The 2020 season in Emerald has been a blessed one for ARRA Sugar Drop™. This is the best variety to continue with white grapes after our ARRA Sweeties™ in Mareeba”.
John concludes by saying: “We are confident that approximately 95% of fruit will be harvested during the first pass through. The eating quality is second to none and we’re excited to continue growing this variety and working with the ARRA team”.
The average annual precipitation in Petrolina is 450 mm, falling between November through to April, with the largest amounts of rainfall in the period January-March. Despite the challenges presented by last week’s heavy rainfall in the Petrolina PE and Juzeiro BA region, reaching 205 mm in only a few days, ARRA 15, once again, has proven its high tolerance to rain and to be very competitive in adverse weather conditions. ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!
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BRAZIL ARRA FIELD DAY:
The event will be held from November 26th to November 28th. Enjoy a small taste of the new generation of the ARRA Varieties that will be presented during the field days.
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Discover the ultimate red variety with ARD 35 – FIRE CRUNCH™. This early-mid variety boasts a unique fire-red colour and crunchy, large berries with a low acid level and well-balanced taste that provide a supreme eating quality. It’s a fertile and easy-to-grow variety with full uniform colour that stays red on the vine, and doesn’t get dark over time, making harvest timing very flexible. This variety also withstands rain and offers unparalleled hanging ability, cold storage capability and shelf-life capacity.
This early red seedless variety offers an exceptional eating quality. It has large, crunchy berries, a medium sized bunch and boasts an excellent natural, full, deep red colour. Although it ripens at the same time as Flame, ARRA Passion Fire surpasses its early counterpart in all other parameters. Good productivity, extraordinary hanging ability, shipping durability and shelf life make it a choice early red.
This very early red variety with its large, sweet berries, ripens naturally 10 days before Flame. The striking full red colour, together with extreme crunch and harmonious flavour make this red a must-have variety. Fire Kiss has proven to be very fertile and grower friendly, as well as bearing great post-harvest and shipping qualities.