News about organic

How does fruit quality changes inside the tree?

Quality

23 Aug 2024

A study by Italian and Romanian universities evaluated the impact of cultivar and fruit position within the tree canopy during pre-ripening or full ripening on the quality parameters of organically grown cherries.

Stemilt bets on organic cherries: volume boom in 2024 season

Production

26 Jun 2024

"Organic sweet and dark cherries are up from last year," commented Brianna Shales. "Harvest is underway in Washington State, and we will see increased volume of organic cherries through the end of June for promotions.

Sage Fruit announces quality and quantity for the 2024 season

Production

21 Jun 2024

Sage Fruit's organic cherries account for about two per cent of the total cherry volume, said Komstadius. "Currently, the volume at the industry level does not seem to be growing, but with organic trends, it is reasonable to think that it will grow in the future."

Organic cherries: early delay in California, but higher volumes and quality by 2023

Production

05 Jun 2024

Catherine Gipe-Stewart, marketing director of Domex Superfresh Growers, reported that larger fruit is expected this season, with a longer harvest time than in 2023, due to the more favourable temperatures and growing conditions.

Michigan: sour cherry crisis continues

Production

09 Apr 2024

A reduction in sour cherry orchards and processing plants is expected. "The cost of planting and maintaining the current orchards is high," says Tim Brian, president of Smeltzer Orchard Co. "and there are not many to replace them."

The search for suitable organic cherry varieties becomes easy at bioactualites.ch

Varieties

18 Mar 2024

In response to the changing communication habits of organic farmers, FiBL has made variety information available interactively on the webpage recherche-varietes.bioactualites.ch, where it is possible to search for varieties with specific characteristics.

Retail prices for cherries in Switzerland are up 18% compared to last year

Markets Press review

15 Sep 2023

In July, organic cherries achieved an average price of CHF 17.45/kg in the traditional retail trade (excl. discounters). Overall volumes increased steadily since 2021.