Why are Japanese grapes so expensive? From specialized care to government ... Learn about the Shine Muscat, why it’s popular in Japan and abroad, and how grape cultivation has evolved into ...

Growers have to resort to all sorts of ploys to protect their grapes from rot and mildew, including providing individual bunches with their own little waterproof umbrellas — an expensive measure ...

The most common red wine variety by far is the rather winning, strangely named Muscat Bailey A ... are relatively widely planted but the most popular white wine grape by far is the Japanese ...

Until now, our country has exported Campbell Early and Geobong grapes to Australia, but it has been virtually impossible to export Shine Muscat due to difficult fumigation quarantine conditions ...

The price of Chinese Shine Muscat grapes, once considered a high-end fruit in Vietnam, has plummeted to a record low of approximately VND14,000 (US$0.55) per kilogram wholesale. Vendor Hoa in Thai ...

Originally from Japan, the "Shine Muscat" seedless grape is sweeter, bigger and crunchier than regular grapes -- and many times more expensive. Videos of social media users rushing to buy and then ...

But waiting on the shelves there – and online – are copycats grown by China and South Korea that are nearly the same as Shine Muscat grapes, but much cheaper. According to the Japanese ...

Japanese consumers don’t have to hear about the increasing popularity of the Shine Muscat through the grapevine, but can see it in the clusters of yellow-green grapes packing produce sections.

All imported Shine Muscat grapes have met food safety standards, according to the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA), responding to public concern about recent reports of chemical contamination.

Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia have launched tests on imported Shine Muscat grapes to address concerns surfaced after harmful chemical residues exceeding permitted levels were found in the fruit in ...

SINGAPORE - Shine Muscat grapes in Singapore are safe to eat, after passing tests for pesticides by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). “To date, SFA’s tests for pesticides in Shine Muscat grapes ...