Cherries

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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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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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

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

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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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 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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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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As the summer approaches, all eyes turn to what is a busy cherry season across Europe. read more

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

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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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

In Belgium, the season's first Flemish cherries came from the Demedts - De Mey strawberry farm's greenhouse. These are the region's very first cherries grown under glass. "We had to wait and see how it would all go, but the quality is surprisingly good, as is the production," begins Benoit Demedts. 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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A 15% increase in wholesale fruit prices compared to May 2022 and an increased dependence on Spain for supplies. These are some of the consequences of the flood estimated by the Centro Agroalimentare Roma observatory for the coming weeks. Less
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The consequences of the flood in Emilia Romagna and the swift temperature changes are causing a lack in the supply of fruit and vegetables, affecting prices and consumption habits.  read more

After a couple of years of low volumes during the cherry season, Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Alanar, thinks this is finally the year that turns it around: “We expect a higher volume of cherries in Turkey this year, compared to the last couple of years. Last year, 2022, was very
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Hard times call for smart solutions. This includes assisted pollination of cherries and kiwi fruit as well as portable anti-frost machines. These are just some of the solutions that Chile’s Zimex Smart Agro has turned to as part of their focused smart solutions to solve and meet the needs of
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It will still take a few days before the stone fruit campaign is in full swing in the Spanish region of Aragon. At the moment, producers are carrying out the thinning and harvesting of the first cherries, for which some declines are reported at the start. "The extreme heat during the bloom
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