Table, juice, wine and processing grapes are separate products
Fresh table grapes are traded by named variety, bunch and berry condition, size and pack. Juice and wine grapes are evaluated against varietal identity, maturity, composition and processing use, while raisins and frozen or other processed forms add different product definitions. Atlas keeps species, variety, product form and intended use explicit before comparing lots or evidence.
Variety, maturity, size and condition travel with the lot
USDA AMS table-grape standards address variety, maturity, berry firmness and attachment, bunch fill, stem condition, color, size, decay and other defects. Processing and freezing standards separately address varietal similarity, maturity, mold, decay, immature fruit, sunburn, freezing and foreign material. A physical record preserves the exact standard, variety, berry and bunch size, maturity or soluble solids where required, defects, pack, temperature history, inspection point and arrival condition.
Crop totals do not determine a delivered grape price
USDA NASS estimated 5.23 million short tons of utilized U.S. grape production in 2025, including 882,100 tons for the fresh market and 4.35 million tons for processing, from 883,000 bearing acres. These dated measures describe domestic crop scale and use. A delivered price still requires the exact species, variety, use, grade, maturity, size, pack, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current physical evidence.