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Dole is now distributing its new Mando table grap varieties in Europe
South Africa
Friday 25 June 2010
FJ
Black seedless Desert offers a high productivity, resisting to the rain and keeps its beautiful aspect during long transport.
After having purchased the exclusive marketing rights,three table grape varieties will be distributed: black seedless Desert, white seeded Moonballs, red seeded Alpha Red.
Dole firmly believes that one of the benefits of these new varieties for producers will be to offer exclusive access to new plant material that will be more cost-effective and increase yields to produce. This is due to lower labour and pesticide costs, greater rain resistance, higher yields per vine and reduced preparation costs- all of which leads to significantly lower costs per bunch. They also offer longer storage time and shelf life which is a decisive competitive point of difference for customers.
“Our development in grapes will keep going. For example, Dole South Africa also owns a table grape variety called Tropical Wild - a large red seed grape with a litchi flavour- and is still investigating new varieties according to its continuous will to develop innovative and eco-friendly agricultural practice”, says Gerald Gant, General Manager of Dole South Africa.
Intended markets: Scandinavia, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, UK and Far East.
Source : Dole.
