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Verona cherries 2025: season closes with quality and climate challenges

Specialties

23 Jul 2025

The 2025 Veronese Hill Cherries season ends with a 30–40% drop due to bad weather, yet market results are positive. Quality, local identity and the push for PGI certification strengthen the product’s position and recognition in national and international markets.

Harvista™ revolutionizes Argentine cherries: higher yields, better quality and shelf life

Tech management

22 Jul 2025

Harvista™ 1.3 SC is AgroFresh's new pre-harvest solution approved in Argentina for cherries. It extends the pollination window, improves fruit set, and enhances both yield and quality, meeting the demands of a rapidly growing and quality-driven global market.

Ñuble cherries: the new INIA technical bulletin for quality and exports

Tech management

22 Jul 2025

A new INIA bulletin helps cherry producers in the Ñuble region to improve quality and preservation along the supply chain, all the way to exports to Asian markets. A concrete opportunity to address the growth and challenges of Chilean exports 2024-2025.

Chilean cherries, unity and new markets key to a sustainable 2025/26 season

Markets

21 Jul 2025

Alejandro García-Huidobro (Prize) and Antonio Walker (SNA) urge Chile’s cherry industry to boost cooperation and explore new markets to tackle export challenges. Quality, governance and strategic investment are key to success in the 2025/26 season.

Spring frost slashes Michigan cherry harvest

Production

18 Jul 2025

A late spring frost has severely impacted Michigan’s cherry harvest, with tart cherry yields expected to drop by 45% and sweet cherries by 30%. Despite excellent fruit quality, the reduced supply across the region is expected to lead to significantly higher market prices.

From the Jerte Valley to Ferrero: Spanish cherries inside Mon Chéri

Specialties

17 Jul 2025

For over thirty years, Spanish company Espagry Ibérica has been supplying cherries for Ferrero’s Mon Chéri. From Jerte Valley orchards to alcohol processing and packaging, a quality-driven supply chain focused on export, innovation, and natural cherry-based products.

Tesco goes local: record-breaking UK cherry season driven by climate and innovation

Markets

17 Jul 2025

Tesco commits to selling only British-grown cherries in 2025, capitalizing on a warm spring, innovative local varieties, and modern farming techniques. With production rising sharply in Kent and other areas, UK cherries are sweeter, juicier, and available for a longer season.

Kent cherries enjoy record season thanks to climate and innovation

Production

16 Jul 2025

In Kent, the 2025 cherry season reaches record levels thanks to innovative varieties, post-harvest technologies and ideal climate conditions. UK producers estimate 8,000 tonnes of cherries—four times the 2018 crop and 14 times higher than the yield recorded in 2015.

Cherries, the future hinges on quality: Carlos Tapia's strategic vision

Quality

16 Jul 2025

Carlos Tapia, Chilean technical advisor, calls on the cherry industry to prioritize quality, condition and strict production standards. Staying competitive requires advanced techniques, efficiency and cost control—without ever compromising on fruit size or quality.

US Cherries 2025: large sizes and strong exports from the Northwest

Production

15 Jul 2025

The 2025 cherry season in the US Northwest brings excellent quality and large fruit sizes. Superfresh Growers leads exports to Asia and Oceania, India shows growing demand, while shipments to China decline due to trade tariffs and restrictions.