Eating 12 grapes at midnight on NewYear’sEve is symbolic for good luck, representing each month of the coming year a fun tradition for Spain, Latin America and Hispanics/Latinos living in USA.
U.S. retail per-capita availability of grapes has jumped from 7.5 pounds in 2000 to 8.5 pounds in 2022, according to the USDA. U.S. volume of all grapes have grown more than 12.12% in 10 years. CaliforniaCentral accounted for 39% of all grape’s volume in 2023, yet other countries supply U.S. year-round such as Chile, Peru, Mexico among many.
Source: USDA & Agtools
