Cherries

For about ten days now, it has felt like autumn because of the bad weather that has affected the whole of Italy - especially the north - and the forecasts do not promise anything good for the week that has just begun either. If, on the one hand, the rains have been a real blessing, given the
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TOMRA has launched in Chile the TOMRA 5X, a very efficient machine equipped with an X-ray sensor that allows the detection of a cherry's pit. It is a technological advance, developed by TOMRA Food that solves the problem of frozen fruit processors. read more

The cherry campaign started about 15 days ago in the Jerte Valley with the first varieties grown in the area. "The volumes for now are very small, as is always the case at the beginning, and we are already almost finished with the extra-early varieties," says Eloy Buenadicha Cobos, of the
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Initial forecasts pointed to a late cherry harvest given the delay in flowering, but high temperatures during the spring have finally advanced the harvest in the Jerte Valley, which this year comes with more volumes. read more

The Turkish cherry season is very close to starting. Kubra Guven, marketing manager of Ana Fruit, states they’re expecting a larger harvest than they had last year. “This year, the weather conditions in Turkey have been great and we are expecting good yield for our cherries. Compared to the
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Last weekend, in some places in Latvia, the temperature at night dropped to -7 C. Many berry and fruit farms confirmed yield losses of up to 80%-90%. The industry association plans to turn to the Ministry of Agriculture for assistance. read more

The growing period for the Turkish cherries has been rather positive, says Belit Balci, deputy managing director of Turkish fresh produce exporter Alara Tarim: “The weather conditions are favourable during the cherry production period. Chill hours have been sufficient, temperatures were mild
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According to statistics from ASOEX, the export of Chilean plums to China in 2022/23 will hit a record high of 55,000 tons. Plums, including prunes, have become the second largest Chilean fresh fruit exported to China after cherries. The Chilean stone fruit season is about to start. read more

Recently, Bulgarian sweet cherry has appeared on the markets in Bulgaria, selling for no more than 5.11 euros per kilogram, while imported fruit is sold for 35.80 euros per kilogram. However, according to Zhivka Grozdeva from the Bulgarian Horticulture Association, there are relatively few
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ALDI plans to buy around 7,100 tonnes of stone fruit from national suppliers between May and September this year. The supermarket chain plans to increase its purchase of this produce by around 9% compared to last year, when the figure was 6,512 tonnes. The
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For stone fruit, the week began with substantial arrivals on the markets, especially from abroad. read more

EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023
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A few more days and the Apulia cherry harvest will be in full swing. The region produces 37 per cent of the red gold, a fruit produced in the Bari area and highly appreciated on the Italian and European markets, to which a large part of the production, around 35 per cent, is destined; read more

EastFruit expert Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov visited the wholesale and retail market in the north of Tajikistan and shared an interesting video in which he shows the assortment, quality, unusual packaging and very low prices of fruits and vegetables. The information is valid for of May 3, 2023 as
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The large temperature variations and very low temperatures at night during blossoming have caused a drop of up to 70% in the production of Fundão cherries, according to producers, who expect a fruit of higher quality, of larger sizes. read more

Cooperatives producing stone fruit, mainly peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, flat peaches and cherries, have launched this Wednesday, 3 May, the campaign 'Buenas Hasta el Hueso' (Good to the Stone), with the aim of promoting their consumption and spreading the word about their benefits as a source of
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For one Polish apple grower, their sweet cherry production has been part of the business for quite some time, Mateusz Wajnert, head of sales for Polish apple and sweet cherry trader Galster, explains: “Galster’s history with sweet cherries is quite long and dates back twenty years ago. Our
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Thanks to great weather, Greece will have a large production of cherries this year, says Theodorou Kostas, owner of Theodorou Fruits: “This year, we are expecting big volumes of cherries in Greece. This is especially true after the mid-early varieties. Overall it means we’ll have a larger
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Fruits and vegetables are one of the many (among the most important) components in the management of a fruit and vegetable department and represent on average about 5-6% loss in value on an annual basis. Percentages that vary between shops depending on their management (a good foreman makes a difference) and
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