26 Apr 2024
After five bad winters, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food said it announced a historic $70 million investment in March to help farmers by replacing damaged crops by replanting more climate-resistant varieties.
25 Apr 2024
‘We are preparing to see cherry growth a little earlier than expected this season,’ says Jon Hillary, Driscoll's cherry product manager. ‘The forecast is for an early start, but it will depend on a sunnier spring.
25 Apr 2024
‘We had the first harvest on 13 April and today is the third,’ says Ilyas Coşkuner, a local producer. ‘We are optimistic about both the yield and market prices. The 30 kg of cherries belonging to İlyas Coşkuner were bought at the symbolic price of 500 lira per kg.
23 Apr 2024
The event marked a turning point, offering an opportunity for reflection and discussion among the various actors involved. Mayor Lorenzo Netti emphasised the importance of the cherry as a symbol of the territory, not only economically but also culturally.
22 Apr 2024
The new cherry quality software for Cherryscan G7 takes into account the specific working environment of cherry growers to fully adapt to their production model, characterised by short seasons and high labour turnover.
22 Apr 2024
"This year the forecast is already poor," says Hilario Calabuig president of the Alicante Mountain Cherries PGI Regulatory Council, "although it is still too early for a concrete forecast, we estimate that we will not exceed 50 per cent of a normal harvest.
18 Apr 2024
In Apulia they are preparing for an early blossoming, kicking off the 2024 cherry season. According to Maurizio Simone (Doctor Farmer agronomic office), one of the main reasons for this unevenness in flowering could be the lack of cold weather.
17 Apr 2024
Initial results show that the Attract & Kill strategy combined with multifunctional nets can reduce the use of insecticides while providing effective protection. The programme will continue in 2024 with the extension of the experimental field in Vignola.
16 Apr 2024
"The priority is for Turkey to achieve sustainable growth, leveraging its potential in exports," said Hayrettin Uçak. "Chile, while producing 10% of the world's cherries, exports 30%. Turkey, on the other hand, produces 30% but exports only 10%."
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."
