Cherries

Around 20m cartons of cherries could be packed in the US Pacific Northwest this season. read more

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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Heavy late spring rain across Hungary last week caused significant cracking damage to early season cherry orchards. “The damage is reportedly widespread, even some sweet cherries under plastic cover suffered losses,” according to Peter Kelemen, from the Medifruct cooperative in Hungary, who
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Hurricane Minerva, which devastated Romagna this week, also caused considerable damage to fruit crops in the Modena region, especially to a typical variety for this time of year such as the Vignola cherry (PGI). read more

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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With the recent warm spell on the West Coast, cherries in the Pacific Northwest look to be in a better position than a week ago. “It looks like we’re getting to peak volumes sooner than we thought and there are signs of positivity that retail will have supplies of cherries for the 4th of
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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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At the Global Cherry Summit 2023, the Chilean cherry industry celebrated a record export season, when over 415,000 tons were shipped, up 17% year-on-year. Chilean cherries accounted for 97% of total Chinese cherry imports. However, these cherries could soon be finding their way to Chinese
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It looks like this year’s spring fruit crop will be coming up cherries in Washington state. According to Jon DeVaney, president of the Washington Tree Fruit Association, the state’s crop will be up 30% this year; 19.9 million boxes of cherries, to be exact. The state is looking at a
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The cherry season is starting with the first extra-early fruits, whose quality, in many cases, is not the one expected by an increasingly volatile market in terms of consumption and prices, and that invites reflection on the suitability of many of the varieties that are currently being grown.
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This summer, there will be a lack of apricots, cherry plums, and early sweet cherries. The harvest of plums, cherries, and late sweet cherries is also uncertain as it depends on the weather in the second half of May. read more

Although its name suggests otherwise, the Dutch company Van Ooijen Citrus has, over the years, become a true cherry specialist. "We always start the year with cherries from Chile, after which there's a small gap until we get Spanish cherries. From there, we switch to Greece, Poland, Serbia,
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The US Northwest Cherry Growers believes there is potential for a crop of 19.9 million 20 lb. boxes. This would constitute a 50% increase in crop size as compared to the 13.3 million box crop in 2022. read more

The season for cherries in the Northern Hemisphere is off to a positive start, depending on the country, whilst in other markets it has just come to a close. In the Netherlands, the cherry season kicked off with high-quality Spanish cherries, while the supply and demand remain balanced. The
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'One cherry leads to another', says an old adage, but after the purchase we made a few days ago in a Romagna supermarket, one would say 'all cherries lead to cherries'. Pardon the pun, but the experience we had as normal buyers of a
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Incessant rains are worrying Italian cherry growers about the damage from cracking that could jeopardize the harvest or a part of it. However, the situation remains positive on the commercial front, with prices holding steady for the first supplies of early cherries because there is a shortage
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To give itself a better position in the cherry industry, Goknur is focused on both increasing production as well as extending the season. read more

The Chilean cherry season has come to an end. This season, the export volume of Chilean cherries reached 415,315 tons, a sharp increase of 17% from the previous season. The biggest problem in the import of cherries is their short storage and preservation periods and their vulnerability to
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The return of autumn temperatures is making itself felt on production and prices. This week the situation will only get worse. The melon market is already in dire straits, while for stone fruit prices are still high because supply is limited. We can already see
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California’s cherry harvest has barely gotten underway. The early varieties have just started, which is about 2.5 to three weeks later than normal. “It has been so cold,” says Ira Greenstein of Direct Source Marketing. “The last six to eight weeks, the weather has been cold and rainy.
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