Fun Facts

• Consumption of fresh grapes in the U.S. is about 8 pounds per person per year.
• California's fresh grape industry is made up of approximately 550 farmers.
• California produces 98% of the fresh grapes grown in the United States.
• About a third of California's table grapes are exported to over 60 overseas markets.
• The top five export countries are: Canada, Mexico, China, Central America Region*, Taiwan.
  * Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Nicaragua
• The belief that grapes had healing properties dates back to ancient times, long before scientific research gave grapes disease-fighting credibility. In ancient China, wine was mixed with snakes, frogs, and other creatures to cure sickness.
• If left alone, a grapevine will spread 50 feet or more.