Cherries

In addition, three trucks carrying sweet cherry, cherry, and peach went through customs control. Ural's customs officers inspected fresh fruits for defects and spoilage and sent them to the laboratory for examination. read more

The first harvest of Georgian sweet cherries arrived on the market in mid-May accompanied by higher prices compared to the previous season. EastFruit price monitoring data from the week of May 12 revealed an opening price of 20 GEL/kg ($7.68) for large caliber (>26mm) fruits,
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American cherries have arrived in the market this week; Vietnamese durians and Thai mangosteens have dropped in price as the arrivals increased; in addition, seasonal domestic fruits such as Shandong blueberries, Sichuan plums, Yunnan Summer Black grapes, and domestic Kyoho grapes have also
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British Columbia experienced warm weather during cherry bloom. “One morning, the trees started blooming and by the next day, we were at 100 percent bloom,” says Julie McLachlan with Jealous Fruits. A so-called flash bloom is very uncommon, and the impact is significant. Usually, about 10 to
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The Italian cerasicola campaign has got off to a bad start due to the weather conditions that have plagued all the Italian areas. Long days of rain, alternating with sunshine, and storms again, have compromised production and, for many areas, there are already repercussions
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The famous Melitopil cherry (Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine) has not yet matured, and the Russian invaders already have grandiose plans for it, writes Zprz.City. read more

The first harvest of Georgian sweet cherries arrived on the market in mid-May accompanied by higher prices compared to the previous season. EastFruit price monitoring data from the week of May 12 revealed an opening price of 20 GEL/kg ($7.68) for large caliber (>26mm) fruits, marking a
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The tomato catalogue of the seed company HM.CLAUSE goes a step further in the search for solutions for the farmer and the rest of the value chain with the incorporation of materials with resistance to Tomato Rough Borer Virus (ToBRFV). In this sense, it already has two cherries with IR
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In the case of cherries, the situation is compromised, while problems for apricots are limited to the early segment; for the medium and medium-late crops, however, yields should meet quality requirements. This is a snapshot of the situation provided by Vincenzo Finelli, director of Italy's
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Benedetta Ricci Iamino, Head of the Cherry Category at TOMRA Food explains to Fruit Today magazine how, thanks to their machinery, larger volumes of cherries can be processed in the same period of time, without affecting quality. read more

What do pistachios, tomatoes, cherries or carrots have in common? They are all among the products that have a tasty representative with a PGI or PDO seal in Sicily. In order to give these certified quality products more presence on the national and international markets
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This year in the Granda region, pear production will collapse by up to 80% and 50% of cherries have already been lost, but the peach and apple sectors are also in difficulty. This is the alarm launched by Coldiretti Cuneo, according to which the main cause is to be found in the
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With the arrival of warmer temperatures, the summer fruit season is in full swing. Prices for stone fruits are mixed, and the highest prices are being achieved by peaches and nectarines.
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The stone fruit sector has been mainly concerned about the drought for the 2023 campaign. But for Anthony Oboussier, who produces cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines and kiwis in the Drôme department of France, this year’s harvest has been severely impacted by the excess of rainfall. read more

The cherry campaign is off to a difficult start in Italy, but also in Spain, where in the Valle del Jerte community in Extremadura, production has been severely damaged by the heavy rains that have hit the area renowned for the fruit. As we read in Valencia
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As the summer approaches, all eyes turn to what is a busy cherry season across Europe. read more

The apricot campaign has started with the Pricia variety for Italian production. The Sicilian and Latium watermelon campaign is also underway. Demand for cherries and melons penalised by the weather is not taking off. The marketing of strawberries is coming to an end. First batches of
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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. read more

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. read more

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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