Cost of grapes going down?

[pgentile]

Edit: Sorry just saw someone else posted this.

Will we see the cost of lugs come down? I think they went sideways last year.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/16/business/grape-surplus-cheap-wine-trnd/index.html

 

[mainshipfred]

Hard to say yet about the fall but Gino Pinto's S Hemisphere are about the same.

 

[Johnd]

My grapes from Cali. were less expensive last year, went down a few bucks a lug across the board.

 

[Boatboy24]

Hard to say yet about the fall but Gino Pinto's S Hemisphere are about the same.

You doing more 'Southern Brew' this year, Fred?

 

[StreetGlide]

Hard to say yet about the fall but Gino Pinto's S Hemisphere are about the same.

Do you use this as a grape source Fred? A friend and I are considering making a trip there.

 

[mainshipfred]

You doing more 'Southern Brew' this year, Fred?

I am, if nothing else a
Stellenbosch Cab, but probably something else.

 

[mainshipfred]

Do you use this as a grape source Fred? A friend and I are considering making a trip there.

I do, it's a long trip but the nearest source.

 

[StreetGlide]

I do, it's a long trip but the nearest source.

Probably about 3 hours for me one way, but if it’s worth the trip I have no problem making it.

 

[mainshipfred]

Probably about 3 hours for me one way, but if it’s worth the trip I have no problem making it.

Where are you coming from, it's about the same for me.

 

[StreetGlide]

Where are you coming from, it's about the same for me.

Northeast Pa. Lake Wallenpaupack Area of the Poconos

 

[mainshipfred]

Northeast Pa. Lake Wallenpaupack Area of the Poconos

Same distance but from different directions. You'll like Gino Pinto. It always amazes me how the fruit can spend a month or so on a ship and still be of the high quality it is. This is especially true for the Chilean. I believe the S African is on a ship even longer.

 

[NorCal]

I help manage 20 acres / 60 tons of wine grapes in our community. We will be holding prices this year as we have a strong following and I think the buyers see the value. If we don’t sell out, then it might put some pressure on to reduce prices the following year. We sell between $1,600 -$1,900 per ton, depending on the grape variety.

 

[Johnd]

I help manage 20 acres / 60 tons of wine grapes in our community. We will be holding prices this year as we have a strong following and I think the buyers see the value. If we don’t sell out, then it might put some pressure on to reduce prices the following year. We sell between $1,600 -$1,900 per ton, depending on the grape variety.

I wouldn’t suspect a lot of downward pressure on the grape producers selling for under $1 / pound.

 

[mainshipfred]

For the past few years my local grapes have been $1.50 per lb no matter who I get them from. The nice thing is I can decide at harvest whether I want them or not and I get them the day they are harvested.

 

[ibglowin]

In case you need more evidence of the glut. This came across my news feed a few days ago.

https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2020/jan/10/trader-joes-cuts-two-buck-chuck-price/