{"id":22039,"date":"2025-03-12T10:02:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=22039"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T10:03:56","slug":"table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After ten years of negotiations, the Philippines has finally allowed imports of various table grape varieties from South Africa, beginning February 26, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Popular varieties like Crimson Seedless could form a major share of exports to the new market. They will also constitute a part of the 23 to 25% remaining portion of non-Europe bound South African table grapes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, South Africa dispatches around&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/news\/media-statements\/agriculture-opening-new-export-market-fresh-table-grapes-south-africa\"><u>55%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;of its table grapes to the European Union and 20% to the UK. This according to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/01\/11\/sati-set-to-maintaining-world-class-export-standards-for-south-africas-table-grapes\/\"><u>South African Table Grape Industry (SATI)<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SA\u2019s Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen views this new destination as an economic leeway for especially black farmers to find new markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black farmers constitute some of the 14,843 permanent workers in the local grape sector, as of the 2022-23 market year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of seasonal workers, this permanent crew insures annual table grape exports totaling\u00a0<u><a href=\"#:~:text=South%20Africa%20has%20officially%20gained%20market%20access%20to,to%20the%20continued%20growth%20of%20the%20country\u2019s%20economy.\">63 million cartons<\/a><\/u> (2022-23 season). This haul \u00a0could increase to 76.4 million cartons in the 2024-25 season, per a December 2024 industry estimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-main-table-grape-cultivars\"><strong>Main Table Grape Cultivars<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With this newest export opportunity, South Africa\u2019s heirloom varieties will get a chance to complement PH\u2019s homegrown Catawba and Cardinal varieties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cape and Orange River grapes are available seven months a year, from October through May. Although this marketing season overlaps that of competitors Italy and Spain, it still fills winter and spring shelves in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023-24 season\u2019s most exported grape varieties from South Africa included Crimson Seedless, AutumnCrisp, Prime, Sweet Celebration and Sweet Globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crimson Seedless also commands the table grape acreage in the country at 4,021 hectares or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/old.dalrrd.gov.za\/doaDev\/sideMenu\/Marketing\/Annual%20Publications\/Table%20Grape%20Market%20Value%20Chain%20Profile%202020.pdf\"><u>19%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;share, as of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the government, Prime seedless and Sweet Globe comprise 8% and 3% of all acreage (2020), respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it is indeterminate which varieties will land in the PH, all pointers indicate an opening for Crimson Seedless. The country ships in seedless types like this one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/insights\/prices\/philippines\/grapes\/#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20price%20of%20grapes%20per%20kilogram%2Fpound,see%20today%27s%20exact%20prices%20of%20grapes%20in%20Philippines\">at prices<\/a> of around $2.04 per kg, as of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, South Africa has now secured the growing Philippines&#8217; table grape import market with a capacity for 46,456 tonnes per year. And as the data below shows, the new opportunity expands an already flourishing huge grape industry in South Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-south-africa-grape-statistics\"><strong>South Africa Grape Statistics<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With an annual output of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/old.dalrrd.gov.za\/doaDev\/sideMenu\/Marketing\/Annual%20Publications\/Table%20Grape%20Market%20Value%20Chain%20Profile%202020.pdf\"><u>1,852,299 tonnes&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>(2019), South Africa is among the leading quintet of table grape-producing nations worldwide. It is also among the top seven wine-producing nations at<a href=\"#:~:text=Ranked%20seventh%20in%20terms%20of%20the%20world%27s%20major,harvest%20heavily%20impacted%20by%20disease%20in%20the%20vineyards.\"><u>&nbsp;9.3 million hectoliters<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;of wine (2023).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the first quarter of the 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century, South Africa has been reliably supplying the Northern Hemisphere with table\/dried grapes and wine. Hence, the table\/dry grape sector often generates as much as<a href=\"https:\/\/old.dalrrd.gov.za\/doaDev\/sideMenu\/Marketing\/Annual%20Publications\/Table%20Grape%20Market%20Value%20Chain%20Profile%202020.pdf\"><u>&nbsp;9.1 billion Rand<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;($495.22 million) in annual returns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Which is the total acreage of table grapes in South Africa<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Table grape vineyards constitute 28% or 21,100 hectares of the tropical fruit area in South Africa, as of 2019. &nbsp;Of this, combo varieties constitute<a href=\"https:\/\/old.dalrrd.gov.za\/doaDev\/sideMenu\/Marketing\/Annual%20Publications\/Table%20Grape%20Market%20Value%20Chain%20Profile%202020.pdf\"><u>&nbsp;6,992 hectares or 33%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;while the rest come from major single varieties. One of these is Crimson Seedless, which makes up 19% of the total vine area, ahead of Prime seedless with 8% share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Which are the wine grape varieties of South Africa<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The country has over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stettyncellar.co.za\/blog\/south-african-wine-types\/\"><u>26 diverse wine grape varieties&nbsp;<\/u><\/a>alone, most of which red types and the rest white cultivars. These sprawl across 91,000 hectares of vineyard country, as of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight varieties make up 80% of the country\u2019s wine grapes, led by the grassy Sauvignon Blanc &nbsp;and Chardonnay. &nbsp;A standing out wine grape variety is Chenin blanc, the provider of 18.6% of national wine grapes. There is also Colombard, the second most prevalent white wine type in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other cultivars include Cabernet Sauvignon (11% national grove area), warm climate-loving Merlot, Shiraz and Pinotage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After ten years of negotiations, the Philippines has finally allowed imports of various table grape varieties from South Africa, beginning February 26, 2025.\u00a0 Popular varieties like Crimson Seedless could form a major share of exports to the new market. They will also constitute a part of the 23 to 25% remaining portion of non-Europe bound&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.3 (Yoast SEO v20.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After ten years of negotiations, the Philippines has finally allowed imports of various table grape varieties from South Africa, beginning February 26, 2025.\u00a0 Popular varieties like Crimson Seedless could form a major share of exports to the new market. They will also constitute a part of the 23 to 25% remaining portion of non-Europe bound...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-12T10:02:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-12T10:03:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Black_seedless_grapes_4300175324717_berry_and_seed_section_01.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"417\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Timothy Wahome\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Timothy Wahome\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/\",\"name\":\"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-12T10:02:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-12T10:03:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c0aad9a1f85037798080d75b4302cf8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Selina Wamucii | Food & Agriculture News\",\"description\":\"Discover the Latest in Food and Agriculture.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c0aad9a1f85037798080d75b4302cf8\",\"name\":\"Timothy Wahome\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/636da6c8288b7dcaef01a42b50c3bc41?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/636da6c8288b7dcaef01a42b50c3bc41?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Timothy Wahome\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/author\/twt4wahomegmail-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News","og_description":"After ten years of negotiations, the Philippines has finally allowed imports of various table grape varieties from South Africa, beginning February 26, 2025.\u00a0 Popular varieties like Crimson Seedless could form a major share of exports to the new market. They will also constitute a part of the 23 to 25% remaining portion of non-Europe bound...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/","og_site_name":"Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News","article_published_time":"2025-03-12T10:02:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-12T10:03:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":417,"url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Black_seedless_grapes_4300175324717_berry_and_seed_section_01.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Timothy Wahome","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Timothy Wahome","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/","url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/","name":"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0 - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-03-12T10:02:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-12T10:03:56+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c0aad9a1f85037798080d75b4302cf8"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/03\/12\/table-grape-varieties-from-south-africa-earmarked-for-ph\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Table grape varieties from South Africa earmarked for PH\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/","name":"Selina Wamucii | Food & Agriculture News","description":"Discover the Latest in Food and Agriculture.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c0aad9a1f85037798080d75b4302cf8","name":"Timothy Wahome","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/636da6c8288b7dcaef01a42b50c3bc41?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/636da6c8288b7dcaef01a42b50c3bc41?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Timothy Wahome"},"url":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/author\/twt4wahomegmail-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22039"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22042,"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22039\/revisions\/22042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}