(WesternFarmPress) - California shipped over 98 million boxes (97.4 million 19-pound box equivalents) of fresh California grapes during the 2011 season. With 39.6 million 19-pound box equivalents (41 percent of total volume) exported to more than 60 markets around the globe, 57.8 million 19-pound box equivalents were sold in the U.S. California’s fresh grape season begins in May, with grapes from California available around the world through January. California produces 99 percent of the commercial fresh grapes grown in the United States, with the California Table Grape Commission implementing a global marketing campaign throughout the entire season to create demand and preference for California grapes.