21 Oct 2025
A Chilean study recommends 10–15% CO₂ and 10% O₂ combined with Caoba Claro harvest to extend Regina cherries’ shelf life up to 40 days, preserving firmness and quality for long exports to Asian markets, ensuring better arrival conditions and fewer losses.
14 Oct 2025
At Fruit Attraction 2025, TOMRA Food unveils innovative solutions for sorting and packing both fresh and processed fruit. Artificial intelligence, sustainability, and local service are the pillars of a strategy focused on efficiency, quality, and competitiveness.
13 Oct 2025
The use of active packaging in Chilean fresh fruit exports—cherries, grapes and blueberries—helps reduce waste, preserve quality and extend shelf life during long shipments. An innovative technology that boosts sustainability and global market competitiveness.
08 Oct 2025
A Chinese study shows how 30 μm LDPE (PE30) film extends Meizao cherries' shelf life up to 60 days. It reduces spoilage and preserves nutritional quality, texture and appearance, offering an effective, scalable packaging solution for Chinese producers, retailers and distributors.
01 Oct 2025
Alternaria alternata is rapidly spreading in sweet cherries from Haidian district, Beijing. The study highlights severe rot, toxin production, and urgent need for effective post-harvest strategies and fast monitoring to ensure food safety across the cherry supply chain.
26 Sep 2025
A study in Chile reveals that foliar phosphorus application significantly enhances postharvest quality of ‘Regina’ cherries, reducing issues like pitting, dehydration and browning during storage. A promising strategy for local cherry producers in Southern Chile.
25 Sep 2025
A Turkish study reveals how spermidine treatment on sweet cherries can extend shelf life, reduce rot, and preserve nutritional values. A sustainable postharvest method to improve fruit quality and freshness beyond the usual limits of cherry storage.
18 Sep 2025
A recent study in Poland confirms the effectiveness of 1-MCP in extending sweet cherry shelf life. The treatment reduces weight loss and preserves visual and nutritional quality. Promising results for Kordia and Regina varieties after 21 days in cold storage.
10 Sep 2025
A recent Chinese study shows that combining tea polyphenols and nisin preserves the quality of “Brooks” and “Summit” cherries for up to 21 days. The treatment delays senescence and spoilage, offering a natural, effective and eco-friendly postharvest solution.
09 Sep 2025
A three-year study in the Czech Republic on 35 cherry genotypes shows how firmness, genotype and storage conditions affect surface pitting resistance. Results confirm the key role of ULO storage and preventive treatments to safeguard cherry quality and shelf life.
