So far the European market has responded well to Thompson Seedless as there is a small window between South African and Egypt. The season for Indian Grapes normally starts from November and then ends mostly end of March beginning of April, depending on the arrival of winter and other weather conditions. Thompson Seedless normally starts at the mid or end of January and lasts till end of March, beginning of April.
The grapes have been strong in demand, particularly in Germany, Holland, Poland and in Sweden. Outside the European Union, Russia is a really good market for Indian Grapes. At this moment Don-Limon is shipping Indian Grapes directly to Russia with regular interval. Indian grapes are normally packed either in 4,5 Kg loose, 9 x 500 grams per carton or in punnets for the super markets 10 x 500 grams and 5 kgs per carton. They are packed in well designed, Don-Limon boxes.
The State of Maharashtra is the main area for Indian Grape production, where fluctuations in weather condition and temporary heavy rainfall are the main challenges of Indian Grapes. The Indian Thompson Seedless grape producers involved have Global Gap certificates, while laboratory analysis is supervised by the Indian Government by means of its laboratory and spraying list. This creates the needed trust to build new partnerships Europe. On top of that, the standard screening for residues of pesticides (LCMS/MS and GCMS) upon arrival further secures the safety of the fruit.
The situation was bad in 2010 when Indian Grapes were banned as there were residues of unregistered pesticides in it. The problem lay not as much in the level of residue as in the fact that the particular agent wasn’t registered and approved by the EU. Since then the India and German governments have worked together and registered and approved the product so that European sales could be retaken from 2012. Since then Indian grapes have regained a really good position of trust.
Source:freshplaza.com
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