Unsold grapes hanging on the vine. Photo credit: Kim Knappenberger
As a response to quantify the grape market conditions and oversupply in 2025, the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program surveyed growers to find out how many grapes were not sold after harvest. This data was used to show the economic impact of the current market conditions on grape growers in Pennsylvania and New York. Data was collected, analyzed, and can be found in this article: 2025 Unsold Grapes Survey Results
With the 2026 grape harvest wrapped up, we ask growers who had unsold grapes this harvest to fill out this year’s survey.
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Program, along with our collaborating Land Grant Universities (Penn State University Extension & Cornell University Extension), is asking you to contribute to the 2026 Unmarketable Grapes Survey. Grape growers from both New York and Pennsylvania are encouraged to complete the following form.
You are asked to answer questions about the grape varieties you grew in 2026 and couldn't sell due to current market conditions. Please share the approximate unsold tonnage and the value per ton of those grapes (this could be what you expected to receive or what you received last year).
The purpose of this survey is to estimate and report on the economic impact that is the result of the current grape market conditions. Results could be used by growers, industry groups, and politicians to make decisions regarding growing, marketing, and/or policy change.
We will publish a report of the survey results on the Penn State Extension and Cornell Extension's respective websites.
Additionally, the results will be published in the Lake Erie Regional Grape Program Crop Update. If you are not a member of the LERGP, you can find information on how to enroll by contacting Kate Robinson at 716-792-2800 or by email at kjr45@cornell.edu.
Please be assured that your responses are completely confidential. We will only report data regarding tonnage, regions, average prices, and minimum and maximum prices per ton by variety received so that no individual's answers will ever be identified.
If you have any questions about this survey or its outcomes, please contact Andrew Holden, Extension Educator, at 716-640-2656 or azh6192@psu.edu.