▁Chile , ▁Peru , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁China , ▁Turkey , ▁Spain , ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Australia ▁are ▁all ▁major ▁produ cers ▁and ▁exp or ters ▁of ▁table ▁g rap es . ▁World ▁table ▁gra pe ▁production ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁is ▁estimated ▁by ▁the ▁US DA ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁ 2 1 . 0 ▁million ▁metric ▁tons ▁per ▁an num , ▁China ▁alone ▁account ing ▁for ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 9 . 7 ▁million ▁metric ▁tons ▁of ▁this ▁global ▁total . ▁Chile ▁remains ▁the ▁world ' s ▁single ▁largest ▁table ▁gra pe ▁exp orter , ▁export ing ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁to ▁mainly ▁North ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁mark ets . ▁China , ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁contrast , ▁exports ▁only ▁ 2 4 7 , 0 0 0 ▁metric ▁tons ▁per ▁an num ▁mainly ▁to ▁South ▁East ▁Asian ▁mark ets ; ▁a ▁small ▁percentage ▁of ▁overall ▁production . ▁ ▁The ▁global ▁trade ▁in ▁table ▁g rap es ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁strong ▁growth ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Since ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁table ▁gra pe ▁export ▁growth ▁has ▁primarily ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁and ▁developing ▁econom ies ▁such ▁as ▁Chile , ▁India , ▁Peru ▁and ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁The ▁international ▁trade ▁in ▁table ▁g rap es ▁has ▁significantly ▁benef itted ▁from ▁the ▁increased ▁avail ability ▁of ▁cold ▁storage ▁and ▁re fr iger ated ▁container ▁technology . ▁Table ▁g rap es ▁are ▁a ▁labour -