In 2024, California wine had its lightest harvest in 20 years. Last year's was even lighter - yet grape growers are relieved. California wineries crushed 2.7 million tons of grapes in 2025, a 6.2% ...
California wineries crushed fewer grapes and paid slightly lower prices for the 2025 crop, according to the preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report released by the California Department of Food ...
USDA's Risk Management Agency is offering a new Fire Insurance Protection-Smoke Index (FIP-SI) endorsement for California grape growers for the 2025 crop year, in response to increasing risk of ...
It’s not just row crop farmers dealing with challenges and low prices. In California, prices are low for everything from nuts to fruits, and financial stress is weighing heavily on farmers. Grape ...