date:Aug 30, 2013
The month of August has seen record shipments for grapes from California, posting week-ending totals of over 4 million boxes three weeks in a row.
The crop is moving at what could be a record-setting pace, said Kathleen Nave, president of the commission. According to USDA data, more than 28 million boxes of California table grapes have been shipped through Friday, August 23, 2013. The 2013 year-to-date total is 10 percent ahead of last year, which saw a record-high season total volume that surp