date:Jan 15, 2019
The Indian grape harvest has been underway for a few weeks, but with big volumes from Peru and South Africa causing a weak European market, traders are waiting before shipping there.
Nagesh Shetty from Deccan Produce said they have been shipping to the Russian market since before Christmas but are now shipping less. The Russian market was very good pre-Christmas but since the holidays the market has been difficult, and I expect it to stay difficult for a while. There are a lot of Indian grapes