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Table grapes are intended for consumption as fresh fruit, as opposed to grapes grown for wine production, Juicing, jelly and jam making, or for drying into .
Vitis vinifera table grapes can be in the form of either seeded or non-seeded varietals and range widely in terms of colour, size, sweetness and adaptability to local growing conditions. Common commercially available table grape varieties such as Thompson Seedless and Flame Seedless are favoured by growers for their high yield and relative resistance to damage during shipment. Other less common varietals such as Cotton Candy, Kyoho or Pione are custom hybrids bred for size, appearance and specific flavour characteristics.
The global trade in table grapes has enjoyed strong growth since the 1950s. Since the turn of the century table grape export growth has primarily come from the Southern Hemisphere and developing economies such as Chile, India, Peru and Turkey.
The international trade in table grapes has significantly benefitted from the increased availability of cold storage and refrigerated container technology. Table grapes are a labour-intensive agricultural product that require harvesting by hand at peak ripeness. In order to maintain product quality at point of sale, harvested grapes must be sorted, packaged and cooled to near 0 °C as quickly as possible. Transportation in ventilated and temperature controlled environments requires significant investment in processing facilities, shipping and logistics. As the production cycle for table grapes is relatively long compared with other fruit, with new plantations taking 2–3 years to become productive, export production and promotion is often concentrated in the hands of large vertically integrated commercial enterprises or producer-exporter associations such as the Fruit Exporters Association of Chile (ASOEX).
In the United States, California remains the largest single producer of table grapes with over 85,000 acres under cultivation. According to the USDA over 70 varietals are grown in the state, but the bulk of shipments are limited to a dozen mainly seedless varieties often sold domestically under generic green, red, or black descriptors.
In Japan, Kyoho, Delaware and Pione grapes rank as the first, second and third most popular table grapes in terms of production volume. (2025). 9780198705383, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198705383 In July 2015, setting new pricing records for Japanese premium table grapes, a single bunch of Ruby Roman grapes, containing 26 grapes at a weight of about 700 grams, sold for 1 million yen (around US$8400).
In the Philippines, most table grapes in the country are imported, although grapes can be cultivated in the islands. In the Ilocos region, the red cardinal is the most commonly grown variety.
| White-Green grapes | Perlette grape, Sugraone, Thompson Seedless, Niagara, Calmeria, Italia, Autumn King, Princess, Cotton Candy, Shine Muscat |
| Red grapes | Flame Seedless, Swenson Red, Yates grape, Red Globe, Ruby Seedless, Christmas Rose, Emperor grape, Rouge grape, Crimson Seedless, Tudor Premium Red, Scarlet Royal, Cardinal, Koshu, Delaware, Ruby Roman, Vintage Red, Muscato |
| Blue-Black grapes | Beauty Seedless, Concord grape, Thomcord, Muscat Hamburg, Autumn Royal, Fantasy Seedless, Marroo, Niabell grape, Summer Royal, Kyoho, Pione, St. Theresa |
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