Nectarines

The first South African stonefruit crop forecast has indicated a bigger nectarine export crop, a slight increase in plums, stability in peaches but a considerable drop in apricot volumes. read more

"This never-ending summer has favored the consumption of Sicilian peaches and nectarines in a campaign characterized by a slow start, as the last batches of products from northern Italy and the first shipments of Sicilian products overlapped", says Giovanni Scavo, Sales Manager of Il Girasole
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On October 3rd, during the Fruit Attraction fair, Afrucat -Catalonia's Fruit Business Association- presented a balance of Catalonia's 2023 stone fruit campaign. read more

Stone fruit production in Australia is forecast to increase in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, following two successive seasons affected by unseasonably wet weather, labor shortages at harvest, logistics challenges, and very high costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cherry, and peach and nectarine,
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Turkey’s total cherry production in 2023/24 is forecast at 900,000 tons, which is 8 per cent higher than in 2022/23, due to favourable weather and soil conditions. According to a USDA report, as of early August 2023, cherry exports had reached 75,000 tons, and are on track to surpass the
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a report on global trade in stone fruits, with particular attention given to fruits produced in Turkey and their import into Russia. Currently, Russia continues to be the leading international importer of peaches and nectarines, accounting for
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The 2023/24 EU crop of peaches and nectarines is estimated at 3.6 million tons, while cherry production is anticipated to amount to 657,435 tons, according to a USDA report. Unfavourable growing conditions in main producing Member States led to the reduction in cherry production, while in
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U.S. peach and nectarine production for 2023/24 is forecast down to 574,000 metric tons. Production has been fairly stable during the last 5 years, range‐bound between 650,000‐710,000 tons, but weather events in top producing states will drive supplies below this range in 2023/24.
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After two years strongly affected by spring frosts, this year the European stone fruit harvest should have increased, driven by the recovery of the Spanish production, especially that of nectarines and Paraguayo peaches, and of the French, which would have grown for the second consecutive year.
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The watermelon and melon campaign is drawing to a close, with the latter marked by high trends. With the Sicilian production, that of peaches and nectarines is also coming to a close. All the late varieties of plums are now present, with the latest entries, President, Settembrina and Fortuna. The
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The organic plum season out of California will run until the end of October this year. “Supplies are good now. Typically the season starts in early May. However the season got started late like all the other tree fruit did including peaches, nectarines and apricots along with grapes and
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Good volumes and excellent export prices characterise this year's Spanish peach campaign (peaches, nectarines, flat peaches and peaches, ed.). read more

The Sicilian prickly pear campaign has started, while that of watermelons, melons, peaches and nectarines is coming to an end. Change of varieties for plums, with summer cultivars giving way to other varieties, such as Stanley, Grossa di Felisio.Due to the climate there is a shortage of product
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The Italian and European market for peaches and nectarines has performed well this year. This is claimed by Leonardo Odorizzi, one of the six members of the Verona-based producer networkLa Grande Bellezza Italiana. read more

Chile’s 2023/24 cherry crop is estimated to reach 500,000 tons, which represents a 6.6% rise over 2022/23. According to the latest USDA report, Chilean cherry exports are expected to be up by 7.2% to 444,000 tons, assuming regular yields and higher area planted. In 2023/24, fresh peach and
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In 2022, the EU’s combined harvested production of muskmelons, watermelons, strawberries, peaches and nectarines was 8.6 million tons, representing a decrease of 6.3% on the level in 2021 (9.2 million tons). This downturn was due to the lower harvested production of muskmelons (-9.5% in 2022)
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While conveying information on the fruit's peel is nothing new for kiwis, melons and watermelons, the same cannot be said for fruits considered more delicate, such as stone fruits. This is the case of Ondine nectarines, which, in France, who is using a very special form of communication. read more

Recent data from the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia reveals the country's thriving export of peaches and nectarines from May 1 to August 22, 2023. read more

While the peach and nectarine campaigns are heading towards their end in the Spanish region of Extremadura, the plum season is now underway with fewer kilos than initially expected, said Antonio Pereira, of Sol Badajoz. "We thought the volumes were going to be lower only for the May and June
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Japan’s cherry production recovered in the 2022/23 campaign and FAS/Japan forecasts a further increase in 2023/24 due to favourable weather conditions. US sweet cherry exports to Japan also bounced back in 2023/24 buoyed by tariff elimination and recovering US production. FAS/Japan expects
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