Cherries
Chilean cherries take to the skies with Maersk Air Freight
2024-03-01 00:00
As the seasons change, vibrant anticipation fills the air – it's that time of year when cherries fill our markets and tables. While some see it as the onset of summer and others as the start of a new year, our collective love for these ruby-red gems is truly universal.
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China bought more than 90% of Chile's cherry exports in January
2024-03-01 00:00
In January, China's purchases of Chilean cherries accounted for 93% of Chile's cherry exports, marking a notable increase in trade interactions. The value of these purchases reached US$ 1.4 billion, showing an increase of 30.8% over the previous year.
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"Argentina's 2023/2024 cherry export season was a record one".
2024-02-28 00:00
Argentinean cherry exporters are happy with their 2023/24 season, in which they achieved record exports of almost 7,000 tonnes. As Jonatan Carballo, sales manager at Emelka SA, based in Argentina, confirms, "Argentina's cherry export season was a record-breaking one".
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"The Chilean cherry season is exceptionally good in China".
2024-02-26 00:00
Although the last containers of Chilean cherries will still be arriving by ship in the coming weeks, exporters describe the season as excellent. All this despite a slower start mainly due to rain, which was partly compensated for by a very good year.
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“It was a record 2023/24 cherry export season for Argentina”
2024-02-26 00:00
Argentinian cherry exporters are happy with their 2023/24 season, where they reached record exports of almost 7,000 tons. According to Jonatan Carballo, Sales Manager at Emelka SA in Argentina, "It was a record season for Argentina in terms of cherry exports, almost 7,000 tons of cherries were
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Azerbaijan boosts sweet cherry and cherry exports by 21% in 2023
2024-02-26 00:00
In 2023, Azerbaijan witnessed a remarkable surge in cherry exports, marking a 21.2% increase compared to the previous year, according to data released by the State Statistical Committee and reported by "Interfax-Azerbaijan". The country exported a total of 35,599 tons of fresh cherries,
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"The later Chinese New Year has been very good for us".
2024-02-26 00:00
The Tasmanian-based Reid Fruits' cherry harvest has been completed. The first cherries were harvested in the first week of December, about 7-10 days earlier than last season, and the last fruit from Honeywood Orchard, a late, high altitude orchard, was harvested in the second week of December.
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Top ten Chilean cherry exporters this season
2024-02-26 00:00
According to data collected by Frutas de Chile, up to the sixth week of 2024, a total of 82,452,392 5 kg cases of cherries were exported in the 2023/24 season. This is a slightly lower figure than the 83,220,842 cases exported in the 2022/23 season, but it is
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"The later Chinese New Year worked out pretty well perfectly"
2024-02-23 00:00
The cherry harvest has now come to an end at Reid Fruits in Tasmania, the first cherries were picked in the first week of December, around 7-10 days earlier than last season and the last of the fruit from the late, high elevation Honeywood Orchard was packed and shipped on 6th of February.
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Fruit breeding company announces interim CEO
2024-02-23 00:00
The board of Bloom Fresh™ International, a premium fruit-breeding company specializing in table grapes, cherries and raisins, has appointed Josep Jove Estiarte, the chief innovation officer, as interim CEO. Kenneth Avery has stepped down as CEO following his six-month tenure, which began with
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Cherries are New Zealand's largest summer fruit export, with the majority of the harvest in the important summer fruit growing region of Central Otago taking place between mid-December and early February. In the 2022/23 season, almost 3,600 tonnes of New Zealand cherries with a total value of 88 million
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French cherry farmers protest insecticide ban
2024-02-22 00:00
In a vivid demonstration of discontent, French cherry farmers in the Ardeche region, a notable fruit-producing area, vented their frustrations over an EU-wide dimethoate ban by depositing a ton of decaying cherries at a government building in Tournon-sur-Rhone. This action underscores the grave
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"Exceptionally good Chilean cherry season to China"
2024-02-22 00:00
As the last containers of Chilean cherries are still arriving by ship over the next few weeks the season is being hailed as excellent by exporters. This is despite a slower start mainly due to rain, which was partly offset by a later Chinese New Year. "The Chilean cherry export season ended very
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Cherry trees have woken up early in Puglia
2024-02-22 00:00
The mild temperatures of the past few weeks have led to an early awakening of stone fruit trees, including cherries. FreshPlaza spoke to Ignazio Tateo, owner of Tateo Srl from Turi (Bari), a company that covers 150 hectares between their own and partner orchards, producing 1500 tons of cherries
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Cherries, more efficiency with LUCAi™ for InVision2 from Tomra
2024-02-21 00:00
The ever-increasing global demand for cherries puts pressure on packaging centres that have to process ever larger volumes while maintaining high product quality. Significant variations in the quantity of incoming cherries, extreme weather events, the
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The continued rise in global demand for cherries puts packhouses under pressure to process increasingly large volumes while maintaining the high quality of their product. Significant variations in the infeed product, disruptive weather events, the careful handling that cherries require, and
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LUCAi™: Tomra's new sowtware for cherry packing with AI
2024-02-20 00:00
The growing worldwide demand for cherries forces packaging plants to process ever-increasing volumes. At the same time, they must maintain the high quality of their product. In this context, plant operators face numerous challenges in order to meet the demand and the
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"We plan to expand our reach to China in 2024"
2024-02-20 00:00
Although the cherry season is still a few months away, one exporter is already looking forward to new export opportunities in the Chinese market. Emirhan Şahinöz, head of export operations for Turkish cherry exporter Poleks, says they’ve recently invested in a new orchard to increase
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Chilean cherries push into India
2024-02-16 11:00
Shorter transit times and improved logistics are set to drive exports of Chilean cherries to the Indian market in the coming years, says Frutas de Chile. The South American country is targeting India as a future growth market. So far this season, Chile has shipped 444 tonnes of cherries to
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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW CHERRIES
2024-02-16 00:00
The world's leader in cherry production and exports, Chile, has overcome early spring rains at the start of the season to reach their second biggest export crop of just over 415,000 tons. They also exported their second biggest crop to China, reaching more than 376,000 tons. The Chinese New Year
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