date:Jun 17, 2016
rman of the grape division of the Nogales-based Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
Despite the extra 15 or 20 percent of volume, distributors report an orderly market. Like the 2015 season, over 50 percent of the volume is harvested in a three-week period, and supermarket promotions were in place at the proper times.
Nothing frightens a seller more than talk of a short crop, said John Pandol. The distributors want to set up ads and programs; growers resist because they feel ads are un