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Californian grape harvest ahead of last year’s

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An early start to the grape harvest in California has the state’s production ahead of what it was at this point last year. Harvesting is expected to continue through December, and shipments are anticipated to continue through February of 2014.

“The season started early,” noted Kathleen Nave, President of the California Table Grape Commission. “We started harvesting during the last week of April, and the season has been good so far.” Nave attributed the early start to a combination of weather factors that led to grapes that were ready to be picked earlier than usual. The early jump to the season has made for good volumes of fruit. While shipments of grapes were at 2.3 million boxes at this point last year, California’s growers have shipped 3.2 million boxes of grapes so far this season.

“We’re significantly ahead of last year’s crop, and we expect to keep that pace up,” said Nave. The bulk of the state’s grapes are currently coming from the Coachella Valley, and harvesting there will continue through the end of June. Harvesting in the San Joaquin Valley is expected to get under way around the fourth week of June. Total volume for the state this season is expected to be close to last year’s volume of 117 million boxes.

“The crop size will be similar to last year and quality is excellent,” said Nave. “We’ve also had two more weeks on the front end to ship product, so, from a marketing standpoint, it’s shaping up to be a very good year.”

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Участие в Курсе обучения университета Дэвис, Калифорния

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С 14 по 25 июня Анжелика Лэнгридж, тренер по обучению персонала розницы и опта компании КриспКонсалтинг, принимала участие в 32ом ежегодном Курсе обучения исследовательского центра Калифорнийского Университета Дэвис. Специализированный двухнедельный курс был посвящен современным технологиям работы с фруктами, орехами, овощами и декоративными растениями. Среди изучаемых в течение курса вопросов были такие: оценка качества, системы сбора урожая, подготовка продукта для транспортировки, оборудование и возможности упаковочных станций, охрана окружающей среды, санитарная профилактика, маркетинг и многие другие. Мы будем радо поделиться полученной информацией со специалистами фруктовой индустрии в ходе тренингов следущего сезона.

Participation in Postharvest Technology Short Course

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14-25 June Angelika Langridge, the CrispConsulting trainer in wholesale and retail, took part in the  32nd Annual Postharvest Technology Short Course, conducted by UC Davis Research & Information Centre. The course included a two-week intensive study of current technological procedures used for handling fruits, nuts, vegetables and ornamentals in California. Topics, covered by the Course, included such questions as quality evaluation, harvesting systems, preparation for market, packinghouse facilities and equipment, environmental control, sanitation and other procedures related to decay and insect control, marketing and many others. We would be glad to share the obtained information with Russian specialists of the fruit industry during the upcoming season.

PMA, Fresh Summit 2009 Exhibition in Anaheim, California, USA

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Representatives of Russian fresh produce importers as well as category managers of chain supermarkets visited PMA, Fresh Summit 2009. This year more than 15 companies have taken part in the exhibition. PMA, FreshSummit grants an opportunity to meet the American pear, grape, apple and other fruit growers directly and discuss cooperation perspectives without intermediaries. CrispConsulting has already been coordinating trips of the Russian delegations to the PMA, FreshSummit for 5 years.

Выставка PMA, Fresh Summit 2009, Анахайм, Калифорния, США

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Состоялась поездка представителей российских импортеров свежих фруктов и овощей, а также категорийных менеджеров сетей на ежегодную выставку PMA, FreshSummit. В этом году в выставке приняли участие более пятнадцати компаний. PMA, FreshSummit предоставляет уникальную возможность личной встречи с производителями американских груш, винограда, яблок и других фруктов и обсуждения перспектив сотрудничество напрямую, без посредников.  КриспКонсалтинг координирует поездки российских делегаций на выставку PMA, FreshSummit уже пятый год.