FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Teamwork makes the table grape harvest work in an Easton vineyard.<\/p>\n
“You’ll have one person inside the row, and they’re harvesting and doing the clipping,” says George Matoian with Mountain View Fruit Sales.<\/p>\n
Matoian says the thick, ivory-green, seedless grapes are destined for stores across the US and Asia.<\/p>\n
Crews have been dealing with very muggy conditions<\/p>\n
“We prefer a hot, dry climate. Of course, not too high,” Matoian said. “Usually, if it gets close to 100, we’ll shorten the day.”<\/p>\n
Matoian says the harvest came about two to three weeks early this year.<\/p>\n
“If everybody remembers, the month of March was the warmest we’ve ever had,” he said. “That accelerated the crop, and we’ve had warm temperatures along the way.”<\/p>\n
Once the grapes are packed and placed on pallets, they are immediately chilled and prepped for shipping.<\/p>\n
“We’ll load it on a semi-reefer,” Matoian said. “Once we get enough pallets, then we’ll take it to the cold storage to start the pre-cooling process.”<\/p>\n
Grapes represent a billion-dollar crop in Fresno County.<\/p>\n
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