Cherries
"We are seeing a higher demand for cherries in Italy due to the impact of the floods"
2023-05-30 00:00
The cherry season is underway in Zaragoza with a good demand and acceptable prices, since the supply from other areas has been affected by adverse weather conditions. Given the high yields, prospects point to a large stone fruit production, with generally smaller sizes than usual.
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Pakistani cherries eager for China
2023-05-29 07:00
Pakistani cherry growers from the country’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region are hopeful of soon gaining approval to export to China a development that has the potential to boost export revenue.
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"We also didn't expect to offer Flemish cherries now already"
2023-05-29 00:00
In Belgium, the season's first Flemish cherries came from the Demedts - De Mey strawberry farm's greenhouse. These are the region's very first cherries grown under glass. "We had to wait and see how it would all go, but the quality is surprisingly good, as is the production," begins Benoit Demedts.
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Apricots: boutique prices but poor quality
2023-05-29 00:00
After the disappointments with cherries (Click here to read), we wanted to repeat the experience by buying apricots in a large-scale retail outlet, but we were not lucky this time either. In fact, the experience was even worse, demonstrating how, at the beginning of the campaign, the
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Lack of fruit and vegetables at the Lazio wholesale market
2023-05-29 00:00
The consequences of the flood in Emilia Romagna and the swift temperature changes are causing a lack in the supply of fruit and vegetables, affecting prices and consumption habits.
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Flood effect, fruit prices up 15%
2023-05-29 00:00
A 15% increase in wholesale fruit prices compared to May 2022 and an increased dependence on Spain for supplies. These are some of the consequences of the flood estimated by the Centro Agroalimentare Roma observatory for the coming weeks. Less
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Demand for Turkish cherries stronger than it was last year
2023-05-26 00:00
After a couple of years of low volumes during the cherry season, Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Alanar, thinks this is finally the year that turns it around: “We expect a higher volume of cherries in Turkey this year, compared to the last couple of years. Last year, 2022, was very
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"Availability of quality cherries is holding up this season"
2023-05-26 00:00
In week 20, Bienek Fruchthandels began selling Spanish cherries this year. "The season started with smaller fruits, each carrying a diameter of about 26-28 mm. However, since the middle of this week, we also have larger calibers with 30+ available. Due to the fact that the weather in Spain has
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Last week’s jump in temperatures in Washington was welcomed by Pacific Northwest cherry growers. In turn, this also means that the back end of the cherry crop is likely to be a more moderate crop.
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"Aragon's stone fruit production figures this year will be similar to those of 2019"
2023-05-26 00:00
It will still take a few days before the stone fruit campaign is in full swing in the Spanish region of Aragon. At the moment, producers are carrying out the thinning and harvesting of the first cherries, for which some declines are reported at the start. "The extreme heat during the bloom
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Assisted cherry pollination in Chile part of smart solutions now expanding to Europe
2023-05-26 00:00
Hard times call for smart solutions. This includes assisted pollination of cherries and kiwi fruit as well as portable anti-frost machines. These are just some of the solutions that Chile’s Zimex Smart Agro has turned to as part of their focused smart solutions to solve and meet the needs of
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Is the banana the only solution for the combination of fruit and vegetables and quality?
2023-05-25 00:00
Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores triggered a 'hot' debate among our readers.
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Cherry field day in Spain centered around low-chill program
2023-05-25 00:00
Table grape and cherry breeder International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), announced that its international cherry team hosted its first-ever European IFG Field Days in Zaragoza, Spain on May 16, 2023. Over 50 cherry growers and retailers across four continents attended the event, where IFG provided
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Summer fruits, the Italiafruit analysis
2023-05-25 00:00
The hot weather is starting to make itself felt and summer fruit is pawing the market in Bologna. The supply of melons, however, is still surplus to demand. Apricots are also already present in significant quantities, but the quality is not excellent. Little attractive produce at the moment for
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When Michele Bernocco, an entrepreneur from Ruvo di Puglia (BA) who, over the past few days, uprooted his cherry orchard covering one hectare, it was an act of despair.
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Start of the cherry harvest
2023-05-24 00:00
"For the cherry industry, the harvesting phase has started in these days and, with it, the moment of truth, although it can be stated as of now that the quality of the national cherries will remain at a high level; an opposite reasoning, unfortunately, must be put in place for
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NWCG releases round one estimate
2023-05-23 08:00
Around 20m cartons of cherries could be packed in the US Pacific Northwest this season.
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Now that the Turkish apple season is coming to a close, Demir Fresh Fruit will focus on the cherry season, says Alper Kerim, owner of Demir Fresh Fruits. He states that demand is on the up right now: “I’m happy to say that the cherry cultivation has seen very nice improvements this year. The
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Cherries, 60% of the product lost in Campania
2023-05-23 00:00
Too much water after a mild winter, which did not strengthen the fruit. It is the perfect storm that has hit the fruit that heralds summer in Campania: the cherry. This was announced by Coldiretti Campania, in light of the survey carried out in the region. The cherries are
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Good volumes of French cherries despite the lack of water
2023-05-23 00:00
Les Fruits de Provence started harvesting and marketing its cherries more than a week ago. “We cannot complain, the volumes are quite good,” explains Alexandre Cerdan. The lack of water was obvious but this did not affect the production. “We were able to water just enough. We are on the
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