Mexico's Table Grape Season Springs into Action

First Stop: Spring Summit

Mexico, the debutant of the Northern Hemisphere’s grape season, will be the focus of the Mexico Table Grapes Spring Summit, that will be held in San Diego, California on April 20^th. Industry leaders will gather to listen to keynote speakers providing insights and comprehensive overviews from multiple perspectives, delving into the core of the Mexican Table Grape Industry and market dynamics. Topics will range from viticulture and investments to market trends and geopolitics, offering a broad scope of discussion.

The ARRA Program, with a special and strong connection to this pivotal growing region, are proud to be among this event’s sponsors. On our behalf, Luis Arancibia Molina, Senior International ARRA Agronomist from Chile, will be highlighting the great advantages of the ARRA program for the different regions and climates of Mexico.

Luis Arancibia with the very early ARRA Honey Pop during the 2023 California ARRA field days

Sonora Season Right Around the Corner

For over 15 years the Early Sweet™ variety, followed by the early ARRA varieties have remained in great demand, proving, year after year, their genetic adaptability to the desert climate. Victor Romero, Videxport’s technical manager, is glad to share with us his overview on the upcoming season. “Despite anticipating an early harvest this year, the cold weather that appeared after pruning, has slowed down the growth. With our extensive Early Sweet plantation, we are now beginning sizing and foresee harvest beginning in exactly a month, meaning the season will still be earlier than last year’s.” Victor reports that the post-bloom ARRA Honey Pop™, ARRA Passion Fire™ and ARRA Sugar Drop™ will follow shortly thereafter. We look forward to updating as soon as harvest begins, moving from one variety to the next.