Murcian table grape producers and exporters associated to Apoexpa will promote their production in China and Vietnam through a commercial mission, which is starting on Friday, March 22 and has the support of the Institute for Development.

After the approval of the table grape export protocols for China and Vietnam, Apoexpas associates will launch the commercial mission to these two countries in order to promote their production and give a boost to its popularity among importers and distributors.

The companies that will participate in this commercial mission are Moyca, El Ciruelo, Frutas Esther, Uniland, Frutas Torero and Hispagroup.

Murcia is the leading exporter of table grapes in Spain, with 116,153 tons in 2018. This was 70% of the national total, which amounted to 170,656 tons. The value of Murcias table grape exports in 2018 amounted to 236 million Euro. This was 70% of the national total, which stood at 337 million Euro. Much of this growth is due to the positive development of seedless table grapes. Murcian table grape exports in 2018 grew by 24% in terms of volume compared to 2017 and by 25% in terms of value, according to data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes, processed by Fepex.

For Joaquín Gómez, director of Apoexpa, this mission is a good opportunity to promote our productions in Asian countries and will contribute decisively to the opening of these new markets.