Industry experts suggest that about 35,000 tons from the 2021 harvest of late table grape varieties will be stored in the storage facilities of growers and traders. This is due to a relatively high projected harvest of table grapes in 2021 – about 100,000 tons and the relatively good quality of Moldovan table grapes harvested in October.
In mid-October, experts from viticultural associations feared a sharp decline in the quality of Moldova grapes due to frosts. Fortunately, the situation did not develop according to the worst scenario. It became warmer in the country at the end of last and this week. There has not yet been significant precipitation, contrary to weather forecasts. Experts consider the weather conditions perfect for table grape harvesting. Moreover, the quality of table grapes coming from the southern regions is rated by the growers as “very good: the branches are green, the berries in the bunches are large.”
Now, experts recommend that growers sell their crops to exporters “as soon as possible so that the final consumer receives the freshest and most marketable products.”
Source: east-fruit.com
