Cherries
Chilean cherries arrive at Guangzhou market, new season Belgian Conference Pears arrive
2023-10-30 00:00
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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First shipment of Chilean cherries land successfully in China
2023-10-24 09:00
Chilean cherries arrived in China early this year, as harvesting was brought forward 11 days compared to last season. Juan Latife Muse, regional manager China and South East of Garces Frut, said that they are very happy with the arrival of the fruit and the good reception.
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"One of the challenges we face is improving fruit and vegetable production in Turkey"
2023-10-24 00:00
Turkey is among the largest non-EU exporting countries in the sweet cherry sector. "While Turkey exported $134 million worth of cherries in the eight-month period of 2022, cherry exporters brought $214 million in foreign exchange to Turkey in the January-August 2023 period, with a 60 percent
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Chilean cherries create ‘Chinese craze’
2023-10-20 00:00
The Chilean cherry season comes with a now all too familiar ring to it - the “Chinese craze” to partake in the sales action of this very popular fruit, says Yanming Ding, who specialises in fresh fruits from South America for Valleyfresh. She describes herself as a “Chilean girl with a
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Chilean cherries to arrive at Port of Tianjin from 2023/24
2023-10-19 10:00
The northern Chinese port of Tianjin will receive direct shipments of Chilean cherries from the 2023/24 season, providing speedier access to the main consumer markets in northern China.
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A dangerous disease of blueberries, especially in new plantations
2023-10-19 00:00
We are talking about a bacterial disease caused by bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas causing bacterial leaf spot and shoot necrosis. This pathogen is well known to producers of sweet cherries or pears, where it poses a major threat. For several years, it has also been recorded
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Lower cost automated rain shelter introduced
2023-10-18 00:00
Growers of high-value field and orchard crops like cherries, seedless table grapes, kiwi fruit, apples, berries, and flowering crops have always loved the idea of automatic retractable roofs to protect their crops against the impact of extreme weather. “However, they’ve frequently found
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As the first shipment of cherries from Chile for the 2023/2023 season have been air freighted to Shanghai, China over the past weekend and opened in the market yesterday, technical experts in Chile are closely watching the later blooming of cherries. This follows a hotter August and cooling
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Cherries, a record-breaking season kicks off in Chile
2023-10-12 00:00
The Chilean cherry sector is preparing for a rosy season, with early forecasts indicating an export harvest of between 90 and 100 million cases. This estimate exceeds the previous season's shipments of 83 million cases, outlining a potential record for
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Cherries, increasingly traceable with Rfid technology
2023-10-02 00:00
The second phase of Cherry Growers Australia andAgriculture Victoria's cherry traceability pilot project will begin this season with Victorian cherry grower-exporter CherryHill Orchards to test traceability from producer to customer.
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Automation has become a crucial aspect of the fruit industry worldwide. Paclife leans on their decades of experience in the packaging sector as technology and modified atmosphere film suppliers to Chile's huge cherries and blueberries industries to present a new offering. "The company has taken
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Cherry traceability pilot ramps up
2023-09-28 09:00
The second phase of Cherry Growers Australia and Agriculture Victoria’s Cherries Traceability Pilot is set to commence this season with Victorian cherry grower-exporter CherryHill Orchards to pilot producer-to-customer traceability.
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"Strangely enough, things like sweetcorn are mostly sold at markets"
2023-09-22 00:00
With summer drawing to a close and the weather turning, Dutch wholesale markets' offerings are changing, too. "Many items like stone fruit and cherries are falling away, and soft fruit sales are noticeably declining. People have been eating those fruits all summer, so they're ready for something
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In 2022 Japan was the world's sixth largest importer of fresh fruit - relying on imports for around one-third of total domestic supply. The United States was the fifth largest supplier of fresh fruits to Japan with five percent of the market.
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South Korea’s interest in cherries from Canada’s British Colombia is “exciting” in this first season of full exports to that new market for them says Claire Donahue, export coordinator for British Colombia Fruits (BC Fruits). She also says Canada’s apple harvest season looks to start
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F.lli Orserocelebrates the return to school with a new special edition dedicated to bananas, the perfect snack for a burst of energy. Nine different subjects, three in each tray
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"Hong Kong is truly back"
2023-09-07 00:00
The second day of Asia Fruit Logistica had slightly fewer visitors, but there was still a good flow of people. There was lots of interest from Asia for Australian and New Zealand cherries. Australians are just waiting on the final go ahead to ship the first loads of avocados to India. After the
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Claudia Soler, Executive Director of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex), predicts that the new season will see a 20% increase in the export of refrigerated cargo containing Chilean cherries. This projection is dependent on a variety of factors, including climatic and logistical
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In Germany, scandal over cherries imported from Turkey
2023-08-23 00:00
German authorities have issued warnings against cherries containing pesticide overruns entering the German market via imports from Turkey.
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Recently, there has been fewer imported fruit categories in the Xinfadi wholesale market in Gaobeidian. The best sellers are South African citrus, Thai durian, and young coconut. There are also a small amount of American cherries, Peruvian blueberries, and New Zealand apples. The easing of the
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