News about Spain

Extra early cherries in Spain, the breakthrough of Royal Tioga

Varieties

27 Mar 2025

Discover how Royal Tioga cherries are revolutionizing early-season fruit production in Murcia, Spain, with low chill requirements, high yield potential, and premium quality — attracting international interest.

Acid rot in cherries: causes, symptoms and prevention strategies

Post-harvest​

27 Mar 2025

Acid rot in cherries compromises the quality of the harvest. Learn about causes, symptoms and strategies to prevent this disease caused by yeasts and bacteria, protect the fruit and improve storage in orchards.

What is the best vegetation index to assess water stress?

Tech management

26 Mar 2025

Discover the best vegetation indices to monitor water stress in sweet cherry trees in south-eastern Spain. A study by the Polytechnic University of Cartagena analyses the effectiveness of NDVI, OSAVI and TRRVI with multispectral images to optimise irrigation.

Effective strategies to reduce cherry cracking: the results of CrackCirera (Spain)

Tech management

25 Mar 2025

The Spanish CrackCirera project tested strategies to reduce cherry cracking by analysing resistant varieties, rain covers and specific treatments. Find out the results and the most effective solutions to protect production and improve fruit quality.

Three new varieties added to the Cereza del Jerte PDO basket and increased market presence

Specialties

11 Mar 2025

Three new varieties of Jerte PDO cherries will be put on the market this year. The PDO Cereza del Jerte was able to modify its specification to cope with the increase in the number of products falling under its label.

Cherry fruit quality: from sugar content to genetics

Quality

05 Mar 2025

The study conducted by Spanish and US researchers explored the genetic factors behind key factors influencing the taste of sweet cherries, including sugar and acid content.

The Jerte Valley relies on tourism to promote cherries

Specialties

17 Feb 2025

As Felisa Cepeda, president of the Society for the Promotion and Development of the Jerte Valley (Soprodevaje) explained at Fitur 2025, the product ‘was born out of a passion for the Jerte Valley and our most emblematic product, the cherry'.

Collaboration with 16 countries: the strategic plan for Spanish exports

Markets

24 Jan 2025

Between 25% and 30% of cherry exports are destined for the EU, but the aim is to open a new market window in China. The Cherry Sector Roundtable, which brings together 70% of cherry producers, wants to “highlight the high capacity of Spanish cherries as an exportable product”

Bad season for the Alicante mountain cherry: more than 70% of the harvest lost

Specialties

23 Jan 2025

This season, 1,500 tons out of the 5,000 that the 1,200 hectares in the province have the potential to produce were harvested. This represents a 70% decline, reaching 100% in several areas devastated by drought and lack of rain

Bad weather emergency in Valencia: the government allocates €1.5 million to relaunch cherry farms

Production

20 Jan 2025

Last year, extreme weather conditions and fires deeply affected this sector. The subsidies aim to mitigate the effects of adverse climatic factors that had a significant impact on the crop during the 2023 campaign.