Agriculture Minister gets call for emergency funding to assist growers
Sector | Fruit (stone)
"Current weather is actually perfect for the cultivation of cherries"
Why are prices so low?
Turkey, Egypt, and China clash on the early peach market
Inaugural overseas export of apricots from Shanxi to Russia
Washington apple movement gaining ground
The impact of climate change on fruit prices in South Korea
Fruit trees are blooming in Lapseki, Turkey
Chilean stone fruit exports are expected to grow by 15%
"The market demand for disposable USB temperature and humidity loggers will further increase"
Longest and largest cherry season in the Pacific Northwest anticipated
Armenia poised for bountiful apricot harvest this year
Benoit Demedts, Demedts - De Mey:
"Starting next week, we expect to be able to supply the first volumes"
Anneliese Vollweiler, Anevo Trading Ltd:
"Early harvest kickoff for Serbian plums"
Texas peach crop faced with hail and lower chill hours
A new intensive orchard planted at "Palos" zone in Tajikistan
PSB Vegetable Production introduces new early varieties of flat peach, peach, and nectarine
"Good stone fruit harvests are expected in Murcia, except for late apricots, due to excessive heat"
Why are vegetarian meals on planes so bad?
Juan Antonio Martínez Rubio, manager of Toñifruit:
"The quality of this year's organic stone fruit will allow us to have a very successful campaign"
XXX International Berries & Cherries Seminar
Blueberry and cherry industries had a fruitful gathering in Chile
Fernando Martí, from Morondo: "Starting from week 16, the main European markets will already have our apricots"
"We will manage to export a very good extra-early apricot"
Anthony Oboussier on the upcoming apricot campaign
“We have reached 70% of our apricot potential”
Georgia peach growers optimistic about 2024 season rebound
Peach and apple growers in Nova Scotia cautioulsy optimistic
Álvaro Guillamón Muñoz, Best Fruit cooperative association: "This week we will start with peaches and nectarines."
"In this industry, trying to play the fortune teller before starting a campaign is just that, a game"
Greek cherry season expected to be better than last year
"We will exceed last year's cherry volumes many times over"
Tough final stretch of Chile’s stone fruit season
Despite cooler weather, Texas' fruit crop is looking good this year
"Knowing when to open and close the central ventilation corridor is essential"
Early cherries: when a cover makes the difference
Port of Cape Town closed since Thursday
Gale force winds “sounding like aeroplanes flying over” batter the Cape
Aleixandre Beltrá, from Mas de Roc:
"The cherry season is quite long, but we are kicking it off with hope in Alicante"
Officially recognized PGI “Abricot des Baronnies”
The Region of Murcia expects an increase in stone fruit export volumes in 2024
Sold by Orchid Fruit
The first cherries harvested in Apulia
"All factors indicate that we are in for a good cherry harvest season"
Lucien Ruiter, Van Ooijen Citrus:
"First Spanish greenhouse cherries are a must-have"
Massachusetts farmer not worried about cold weather just yet
José Velasco, CEO of El Ciruelo: "Being the first to start in Spain is a tremendous responsibility"
"We kicked off the stone fruit campaign setting a new record for earliness"
Ukrainian agricultural plans to grow fruit trees, cherries and apricots in a greenhouse
Kazakhstan's fruit and berry exports surged in 2023
Washington sweet cherry producers vote to continue the Federal Marketing Order
Moldovan fruit producers are preparing intensively for a new season
Hungary’s apricot sector hopes to recover production in 2024 season
APHIS bans cherries from Quebec over fruit fly
Chilean sea-shipped plums are on the market in large quantities
Victoria Martín, from Plus Berries: "We've had all the necessary factors for a good harvest"
Nectarine harvest kicked off a week ahead of schedule in Huelva
Plum growers report a drastic reduction in fruit-setting in Shimla, India
East Texas farmers cautiously optimistic about this year’s peach harvest
'High demand and attractive market prices'
Southern cherry campaign concludes quite favorably
Delivering cherries with a predictable cold chain
Hungary’s early cherry tree flowering points to earlier start to season
Farmers across the US are grappling with peach trees blooming ahead of schedule
Alliance helps expand Northwest cherry season
Mónica Tierno, General Manager of the Association of Cooperatives of the Jerte Valley:
"Hail will not have a significant impact on the Jerte cherry campaign"
Western Massachusetts orchards optimistic after surviving mild winter
“The price of Dalian cherries has dropped rapidly”
Climate crisis puts peach bloom dynamics at risk in Alto, Georgia
Chilean cherry 2023/24 season closes with good demand for late varieties in China
Muriel Millan, Peaches and Apricots of France
“Early flowering of fruit trees throughout France”
Warm weather has caused early flowering for Portuguese stone fruit
Possible early start for California stone fruit season
Global apricot capital suffers from bad weather – price outlook is bullish
Maximised yields with minimised risk:
An integrated solution for a high-value cherry crop
Pioneering cherry cultivation in Henan, China
Beijing Xinfadi sees the arrival of domestic large cherries
Jan Marc Schulz, SFI Rotterdam:
"Harder to get Chilean fruit to Europe due to strong US market"
University of Reading - FruitWatch project
UK's largest fruit tree study to monitor peach and apricot blooms
Cantwell, Murray, & Schrier announce federal assistance now available to WA cherry growers
Macfrut Academy video lesson -
Chilean cherries case studies
Henk Vlaeminck, Van Dijk Foods:
"We hope to get the first Spanish stone fruit by Easter"
Luke Couch - Nutrafruit
"We're dedicated to minimizing waste and maximizing the potential of every fruit"
We expect more larger cherry sizes, such as 26+ and 28+, from our orchards
Focus of the Chinese market is shifting towards imported peaches and plums
An adjustable central ventilation corridor
Cherry ripening brought forward thanks to the "Rinforzo Rientrato" technology
2023-2024 Chilean cherry season comes to a close with positive results
Labor puts Tasmania’s best fruit forward
Peacharines flourish in New Zealand's Mangaweka microclimate
Christophe Lamotte, HDC Lamotte
“Our apricot trees went into bloom 10 days early”
Michigan's spring weather fluctuations cause concern for fruit growers
Michigan growers watch unusual weather ahead of cherry season
Counterseasonal produce at Granfrutta Zani
The red plums campaign is in full swing
Austria: Frost risk in Wachau and Burgenland
"Apricot blossoms are particularly at risk"
Silvia Piezzi, Cesil Import & Export:
"Strong demand for Chilean Royal Gala apples"
José Antonio Martínez Miñano, CEO of Early Fruit:
We expect to kick off the campaign on April 5 with the first Borsalino apricots
South African vegetables:
"It'll be interesting to see what happens this winter"
Chilean study investigates climate change's impact on cherry blossoms
Federal aid for Oregon's cherry industry after disastrous season
The next three weeks are critical for South Carolina peaches
Chilean cherries take to the skies with Maersk Air Freight
Domestic cherries from China have entered the market, with prices maintaining their high levels
360 - Down South
Hooking fruit to India’s love of cricket pays off
Chilean cherry prices rise in Vietnam due to decreased imports
Santiago Vázquez, director of La Vega de Cieza:
"If the weather remains favorable, we will kick off the stone fruit campaign in Murcia 10 days ahead of schedule"
China bought more than 90% of Chile’s cherry exports in January
Wilhelm Naudé - Oudewagendrift
Demand swings back to peaches in face of nectarine oversupply
Chilean cherry exports hit record high in January 2024
Jonatan Carballo, Emelka SA:
“It was a record 2023/24 cherry export season for Argentina”
Azerbaijan boosts sweet cherry and cherry exports by 21% in 2023
Juan-Ivan Smuts - Lucerne Agri
Expect big things from South African plums
Tony Coad - Reid Fruits
"The later Chinese New Year worked out pretty well perfectly"
Chilean exporter delights China with sweet sugar plum 'candy'
Hubert Leclercq – RuBisCO
British retail refuses to face plum facts
New orchard system boosts yields in New Zealand
Air-freight plums from Chile have entered the market, marking the end of the cherry season.
Fruchtwelt Bodensee expects 350 exhibitors
The industry discusses measures to preserve domestic fruit production
French cherry farmers protest insecticide ban
Tateo: "We are assessing new cultivars"
Cherry trees have woken up early in Puglia
Sebastian Garcia, Cope Frut:
"Exceptionally good Chilean cherry season to China"
Chilean cherries arrive in India in record time
Top 10 leading exporters of Chilean cherries this season
Winter cold snap devastates up to 80% of Canada's Okanagan peach crop
Extending the shelf-life of perishables while maintaining flavor and nutrients
Preparations for Turkish cherry season underway
"We plan to expand our reach to China in 2024"
Southern Hemisphere’s apricot development centres on South Africa
Demand for South African apricots “suddenly massive”
“In the last week before the Chinese New Year, cherry demand and prices reached a peak point”
Azerbaijan earns $120 million from sweet cherry export over 3 years
GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW CHERRIES
Unprecedented damage to Okanagan cherry crops due to temperature fluctuations
Great New Zealand summer boosts stone fruit exports
New nectarine released by Arkansas fruit breeding program
Cherry blossom starting about 15 days early in the lower areas of the Ebro Valley
Tristan Kaye - Rypen
"A couple of big groups working with us who have mandated the use of RYPEN in all shipments"
Snack-sized Ondine builds momentum
Fruit cultivation emerges in Australia's mining heartland
"First deliveries in Sicily, Emilia Romagna, Puglia and Calabria"
The time has already come to think about cordless thinners for stone fruit orchards
Chilean cherry season coming to a close
New Zealand's cherry sector eyes bumper exports in summer
Claudia Soler, Chilean cherry committee:
"Second most important Chilean cherry season in terms of volume and most important to China"
