News about Markets

VIP cherries: innovations and GlobalGap certification lead the season

Markets

15 Jul 2024

100% of Vip cherries have GlobalGap certification. Reinhard Ladurner, the Consortium's cherry sales manager, emphasises: 'GlobalGap has become a passport to the market by fulfilling the demand for sustainability and product safety certification.

South Tyrolean late cherries varieties enrich Sant'Orsola's season

Markets

15 Jul 2024

Nicola Leonardi, head of the commercial area of Sant'Orsola, provides an optimistic overview of the situation: 'We expect a very good season in terms of both quantity and quality, with at least 70 per cent of the cherries being 28 g and above.

Cherries under siege: Washington growers between climate change and market problems

Markets

11 Jul 2024

Last year's overlapping seasons and mass ripening collapsed the market for growers. Farmers can prepare for the weather, but how can they defend themselves against a flooded market and a dramatically short season?

Anuarios de Mercado 2024: statistics and analysis of the Chilean market in iQonsulting's report

Production

10 Jul 2024

iQonsulting's 'Anuarios de Mercado 2024' report offers an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the global cherry market, providing a meticulous examination of the latest trends, market dynamics and economic factors affecting the Chilean industry.

Singapore cherry tree: a multifunctional tree even for modern gardening

Specialties

10 Jul 2024

The tree is native to Central America and the Caribbean and is spread by birds, which love its fruits. The name Singapore may have been acquired in Asia because the island's government is said to have once planted them as a fast-growing green cover.

With freezing problems behind it, Michigan expects a historic cherry yield for the 2024 season

Production

09 Jul 2024

"In Michigan, in particular, producers are looking at the largest harvest since 2018," says Lance Honing, USDA. "The national total number, 355,000 tonnes, could technically be said to be up 30 per cent from last year."