News about Production

The 2024 cherry campaign: the ISMEA report on the Italian production

Production

29 Jul 2024

Turning to information on retail sales, partial data (29 April-16 June) from source NielsenIQ indicate for 2024 compared to the previous campaign an increase in volumes (+12.3%) and a more substantial increase in household expenditure (+20.3%).

Fighting the heat in Japan: damage to 20% of production

Production

25 Jul 2024

Yamagata Prefecture accounts for almost 80% of the national cherry production, but this year's harvest is likely to be much lower than expected. The extremely hot weather has produced low quality cherries, unsuitable for shipment.

Michigan raises national sour cherry numbers, while other states record a decline

Production

22 Jul 2024

Nationally, the production forecast for this year is 222,000,000 lbs (100697 t). Lance Honing of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) says that much of this figure, about 75 per cent, is due to Michigan.

Cherry production in British Columbia: an example of Canadian success

Production

17 Jul 2024

Since the 1990s, the growth of the Canadian industry has focused mainly on working with foreign countries to conclude agreements for the purchase of our fruit. Canadian cherries are exported to more than 20 countries, including Japan and South Korea.

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in cherry ripening: the role of ABA

Production

11 Jul 2024

In a recent study, researchers explored how ABA modulates these ripening processes at both genetic and epigenetic levels through RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS).

China on the rise: USDA says 850,000 tonnes will be counted for the 2024-2025 season

Production

11 Jul 2024

Currently, the drought continues in some areas of northern China, including the main producing province, Shandong. However, according to growers in Yantai, the adverse weather will only affect late-ripening cherries.

North West Cherries (USA): successful season with over 350,000 crates per day

Markets

08 Jul 2024

"More than 80 per cent of the shipped crop is 10.5 rows (26mm+) or larger. We are currently shipping over 350,000 crates per day, which brings the season total to 3,110,730 crates (until 19 June 2024)," says Northwest Cherries.

How Uzbek cherries play a key role in the Central Asian market

Markets

04 Jul 2024

"The increase in domestic production has caused prices to fall and the cost-effectiveness has further squeezed market share,' says Zhu Jianfeng. 'Consequently, we have adapted our sales strategy to an order-based model".

US season 2024: 355,000 tonnes expected, slight increase over 2023

Production

03 Jul 2024

"The national total number is 355,000 tonnes, technically one could say it is up three-tenths of a percentage point from 2023. But if you exclude Michigan, which was not counted in the total last year, there is a decrease of 5.9 per cent."

France: national production to increase by +10% in 2024

Production

25 Jun 2024

As of 1 June, 2024 production was estimated at 37,000 tonnes, an increase of 10% over the previous year and 21% over the average harvest from 2019 to 2023. The start of the campaign is in line with last year, with bad weather reducing the market supply.