News about India

Kashmir (India): serious setback due to weather irregularities

Production

09 Jul 2024

Kashmir's annual cherry production is between 12,000 and 14,000 tonnes. Affected by erratic weather, cherry growers in the middle of the harvest estimate a 30-50% drop in yield compared to last year.

CITH, new bi-coloured cherry varieties from India

Varieties

17 Jun 2024

ICAR - Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture Kashmir (India) has identified and collected variability from the century-old varieties Biggareau Napoleon, Bigarreau Noir Grossa, Guigne Noir Hative. Currently, the institute has a germplasm bank with 30 genotypes of cherries.

Cherry Growers Australia reports exports up 43% at end of season, thanks in part to India partnership

Markets

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."

New phytosanitary agreements: Northwest cherries establish export with India

Markets Press review

23 Oct 2023

The agreement allows shippers to demonstrate that they follow a seasonal method to keep pests and diseases out of cherry shipments. The new method will mean better quality on the shelves of shops in Indian cities.

Positive start to the Australian season, but watch out for El Niño

Markets Press review

18 Oct 2023

The Bureau has declared the El Nino phenomenon in Australia, which leads to warmer and drier conditions during the spring and summer. If these conditions are forecast until early next year, this could lead to a delayed start to the wet season in the north.

Revolutionizing cherry cultivation in India: successful propagation of Maxma® 14 rootstock through tissue culture

Rootstocks

13 Jun 2023

Tarun Arora, director at the Indian company IG International, recently announced "a groundbreaking development in the Indian agricultural sector: the successful propagation of Maxma® 14 rootstock for cherries through tissue culture".