26 Sep 2024
‘Sour cherries originated in the Caspian and Black Sea regions through the natural crossing of the two parental species of the steppe cherry and the sweet cherry. The exact time, place and structure of the genome have not yet been fully clarified.
25 Sep 2024
National producers of tart cherries and cranberries are reacting against a revision proposal by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which introduces radical changes in the classification of certain foods, including these nutrient-rich fruits.
25 Sep 2024
September 12th, ANA Chile® held the fifth edition of ExpoCerezos 2024, where participants were able to learn about the advances in technical knowledge of new cherry varieties that are already in the commercial phase in Chile, in order to achieve the best fruit potential.
24 Sep 2024
‘The fruits are in formation and are taking on a reddish colour in some early varieties,’ said Aníbal Caminiti, ‘We have had a significant accumulation of cold hours. The Patagonia area exceeds the cold accumulation of the last six years by 15%'.
24 Sep 2024
Overall, it was a short harvest in terms of both quantity and duration. Although the province does not collect statistics from growers and packers, the production volume this year was about 10-20% of an average harvest.
23 Sep 2024
In the coming season we could surpass the goal of exporting more than 100 million crates,' says Mario Edwards, Agrofruta S.A., ’a fact that generates a lot of expectation about the reaction of the markets and also some concern because of the expected volume.
20 Sep 2024
Leyton, when asked what technologies or practices he considers essential to mitigate the impact of frost, replied that ‘if water is available, it will be the best frost controller. It is difficult to have sufficient water availability at the time of early frosts'.
19 Sep 2024
World production next season will be 4.958 million tonnes. The figure represents a growth of 1% year-on-year and 62% over the numbers of a decade ago. Exports are expected at 759,000 tonnes, almost equal to last year's volume,
19 Sep 2024
According to Mike and Rebecca Casey of Forest Lodge Orchard in central Otago, farmers installing their own solar systems could save New Zealand from an energy crisis if the government allowed them to enter the energy market.
17 Sep 2024
According to an announcement by the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, this annual effort aims to provide the industry with guidance for pest management decisions, considering maximum residue levels (MRLs) in some foreign markets.
