Ecuador increases its production and export of table grapes
Ecuadorian producers are optimistic about the start of the 2021 table grape season, which will start in July. Exports of this product have registered a notable advance since Ecuador made its first export to Colombia in 2011. In 2020, the country exported 557.58 tons of table grapes abroad, i.e. 29.88% more than in the previous year.
According to data from the Association of Grape Producers of Ecuador (Apruec), a union formed in 2018 and that currently represents five table grape producing companies, the country s main destination market is currently England, which in 2020 received 250 tons, followed by the European Union, which imported 166.5 tons. Other destinations of relevance for Ecuadorian grapes are Russia, Dubai, and Qatar.