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Walter Masman: how to improve in order to maintain leadership in Chilean cherry production

Events

02 Jul 2026

Chile’s cherry industry faces a decisive phase: softer exports, heavy dependence on China, more digital consumers and rising technical pressures demand sharper strategies to protect profitability, fruit quality and global leadership in fresh produce markets worldwide.

Thanks to the lack of weather-related problems, Canada is set for a bumper cherry harvest

Production

02 Jul 2026

British Columbia’s Canadian cherry growers expect one of their strongest 2026 harvests in recent years. Larger fruit, higher Brix levels, new varieties and solid export demand strengthen Canada’s position in premium cherry markets across Europe and Asia, too.

Precision irrigation and resilience: new strategies for sustainable agriculture

Tech management

01 Jul 2026

In Spain, across Valle del Jerte, Aragon and Extremadura, precision irrigation helps sweet cherry trees manage water stress, improving water use, fruit quality, yield per plant and resilience to climate change in Mediterranean mountain orchards and local productivity.

Cherries: with Unitec, artificial intelligence reaches the heart of quality.

Post-harvest​

01 Jul 2026

UNITEC CHERRY VISION and UNIQ CHERRY technologies support packing houses in Spain, from Aragon to Extremadura, in sorting cherries by quality, sugar level and defects, improving efficiency, profitability and commercial value across a demanding fresh fruit market today.

To strengthen the competitiveness of Chilean cherries, a review of strategies is needed

Events

30 Jun 2026

At CherryTech 2026, Jordi Casas reviews the Chilean cherry season: lower production, uneven quality, weaker prices and new challenges for Chile, China and global markets. Profitability, varieties and coordinated strategy are now crucial for the industry's future path.

Chilean cherries face a new challenge: winning over a more demanding Chinese consumer

Consumption

30 Jun 2026

China’s market for Chilean cherries is changing as shoppers prioritize flavor, firmness and food safety over gift purchases. Record exports, tighter standards and wider diversification define the next stage for Chile’s cherry industry after CherryTech 2026 in China.

The main challenge for Chilean cherries: improving productivity to maintain global leadership

Events

30 Jun 2026

At CherryTech 2026, Carlos Tapia outlined the future of Chile’s cherry industry: Chile leads global fresh cherry exports, but the next challenge is to increase productivity, fruit quality, climate adaptation and technical efficiency to protect its global leadership.

The “invisible hand” shakes up the Chilean cherry market

Markets

30 Jun 2026

The 2025-2026 Chilean cherry season marks a turning point for the industry: the market is penalizing low-quality fruit, small sizes and less competitive growers, while rewarding efficiency, stronger varieties and high standards in exports to China.

Temporary immersion bioreactors for the micropropagation of sweet cherry rootstocks

Rootstocks

29 Jun 2026

I bioreattori SETISTM migliorano crescita, vigore e radicazione dei portinnesti di ciliegio dolce Prunus avium e Gisela 6. Lo studio evidenzia vantaggi produttivi e sfide legate a iperidricità, genotipo e protocolli di micropropagazione per vivai più efficienti.

Germany: consumption of cherries and sour cherries has fallen sharply.

Consumption

29 Jun 2026

In Germany, per capita consumption of cherries and sour cherries fell to 1.7 kg in 2025, while national production rose 33% thanks to favorable weather. Spain, Greece and Italy remain key suppliers, supporting both fresh fruit sales and industrial processing.