Cherries

Located in China, Guizhou Province, Bijie City, Nayong County, Taoying Village is renowned as the hometown of Agate Red cherries. read more

According to materials from the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the head of the organization, Sergey Dankvert, visited Azerbaijan on a working visit from November 15 to 17. As of October 29, 2023, Azerbaijan's agricultural exports to
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The arrival of air-freighted cherries this week was relatively concentrated, with a significant increase in quantity, specification and variety compared to previous weeks. In addition to Brooks, the varieties on sale include Santina, Royal Dawn, and Bing, among which Santina accounts for a
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After two bouts of heavier than predicted rain over the past two weeks across central Chile, cherry producers have started to see some cracking in early varieties of Santina and Royal dawn reportedly seeing up to 20% damage. read more

Chile’s cherry crop has been impacted by rains. “It basically destroyed the November fruit and as a result, the market is very tight,” says a cherry exporter. This time of year, about 100-200 pallets per day are usually shipped to China – the country’s main cherry market – by air.
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This issue of Eurofruit brings you an in-depth look at all the developments in the world of berries as we build up to the 2023 edition of the Global Berry Congress, which takes place in Rotterdam on 28 November. read more

This issue of Eurofruit brings you an in-depth look at all the developments in the world of berries as we build up to the 2023 edition of the Global Berry Congress, which takes place in Rotterdam on 28 November. read more

The annual Sydney Markets cherry auction has raised tens of thousands of dollars for regional children fighting cancer with Wandin Valley Farms cherries sold to Narinder Singh Badhan from QE Food Stores. read more

Cherry production in the Southern Hemisphere has seen big increases in recent years. Notably, cherry exports from Chile have seen significant growth, with volumes increasing from 10 million boxes a decade ago to 83 million boxes last year. The Chilean Cherry Committee estimates a further
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Yarra Valley Cherries, located in Seville in the Upper Yarra Valley started picking last week, with the early varieties coming off the tree indicating that pollination was good and that the rain came at the right time. They are currently picking the Merchant variety, and it is a big crop this year. read more

Early varieties affected across different parts of the country, says Fedefruta read more

Fruit producers in Chile took special techniques to grow and transport cherries to Shanghai, at the sixth China International Import Expo, that is still ongoing. Since the first CIIE in 2018, Chilean cherries have been a popular product at the CIIE every year. read more

Producers in Chile are working to minimise the impact of recent rains which have damaged early cherry production in different parts of the country. read more

The first estimate released by the Chilean Cherry Committee indicates that Chile expects to export 95.4m (5kg) cartons of cherries during the 2023/24 season, up 15% from last campaign. The committee, whose members represent more than 85 per cent of the country’s cherry export volume, said the
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Youphoria, a new fruit brand from Greece, is hoping to make waves on the European market, not just in kiwifruit, but also in grapes and cherries. According to George Kallitsis, general director at Youphoria Fruits, the concept is to work directly with growers, forming a producer organisation for
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A few days after producers started harvesting cherries in the earliest areas of central and southern Chile, a new frontal system affected these areas. read more

Tanith Freeman cradled a cherry bough on her lap during the flight to Johannesburg, heavily laden with fruit, a few kilograms of cherries hanging in less than a metre. She was on her way to Dutoit’s launch of the new cherry season where food bloggers were introduced to the world of cherry
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Chile expects to ship 95.4m (5kg) cartons of cherries during the 2023/24 season, according to the first estimate released by the Chilean Cherry Committee on Tuesday. read more

In February, Cyclone Gabrielle caused the Ngaruroro River in the eastern North Island to burst its banks. Consequently, it smashed through Riverside Cherries’ 10-hectare apple orchard, also affecting 7 hectares of cherry trees. The Twyford business lost all the apple trees and half a hectare
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A batch of air-shipped Chilean cherries arrived at Guangzhou Jiangnan Market this week, marking the first batch of Chilean cherries in the Guangzhou market in the 2023/24 production season, attracting the attention of insiders. In terms of other major categories, the arrival of Peruvian
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