date:Jun 17, 2016
On June 14 Sonora exported its 14 millionth box of grapes, setting the industry on track to surpass the pre-season total estimate of 14,171,000. Daily crossings at Nogales, Arizona are still robust at over 300,000 boxes a day and will continue for two to three weeks.
Larger berry size, young vineyards producing more than normal, and diversion of volume from Mexico to the U.S. are the likely explanations of the variance, said John Pandol, director of special projects for Pandol Brothers and chai