24 Apr 2024
From 2013 to 2022, world production increased from 2.3 to 2.75 million tonnes, while trade flows rose from 350,000 to 940,000 tonnes, an increase of 266%. The value of traded goods reached a record 4.3 billion euro.
16 Apr 2024
According to the cherry yearbook recently published by iQonsulting, during the 2023/24 season, 413,979 tons of Chilean cherries were exported. For this latest season, the estimated value could exceed $3 billion FOB.
12 Apr 2024
"Cherries are scarce from week 12 to week 17, during which they are not available worldwide," says Lucien Ruiter of Van Ooijen Citrus in Ridderkerk. "Greenhouse cherries from our Spanish supplier fill this gap."
05 Apr 2024
"The country recorded a 43% increase in exports this 2023-2024 season," says Wayne Prowse, director of Cherry Growers Australia, "exceeding 4,000 tonnes was good. But it is still not the growth to return to 2017-2020 levels."
03 Apr 2024
Local production is gradually increasing and experts have given much advice on outdoor cultivation in high altitude and low latitude areas. However, the technology of cherry cultivation in China is not yet considered mature enough.
29 Mar 2024
According to data from the Australian Trade and Investment Commission, around 20,000 tonnes of cherries are produced annually in Australia for a value of around €129 million. The '23-'24 season saw 4,097 tonnes exported. The growth was 43%.
28 Mar 2024
All indications were that the Chinese market's share of total shipments this season would grow, but instead, although these variations were marginal, the European Union, the United States and the Middle East grew in share.
27 Mar 2024
The Chilean company Giddings-Cerasus closed the 2023-24 season once again with the Cerasina varieties 'Final 12.1' and '13.1'. The last batch of Giddings Cerasus cherries sent to the Asian market arrived on 18 March, with over 90 tonnes of product.
18 Mar 2024
Raúl Orellana, Technical Manager for Quality, talks about his experience in China and how this prepares the company for the coming season, after part of his team experienced first-hand the journey that the cherries take to China.
14 Mar 2024
Cherries were sent to several markets around the world, totalling 413,979 tonnes, with the Far East receiving 388,062 tonnes of Chilean cherries. up 1.5% year-on-year. The United States, Latin America and Europe followed.
