Pre-final estimate of the tree fruit harvest in 2026
Estimates by GUS experts indicate that this year’s harvest of tree fruit in 2026 will amount to around 3.5 million tonnes and will be about 16.9 percent higher than the harvest in 2025. The

Spain and US cherry harvests sharply reduced by adverse weather in 2026
Cherry production in both Spain (Extremadura) and the US Northwest has suffered major losses in 2026 due to spring weather events, significantly tightening supplies on the European market. In

Stable wholesale prices for Italian tomatoes, Turkish dried tomato exports exceed €56 million
Wholesale prices for Italian cherry tomatoes remain stable at €2.0–2.2/kg, while Türkiye exported over 18,300 tonnes of dried tomatoes in the first half of 2026, mainly to European

Central Poland: Cherry Wholesale Prices Rise to €1.6–3.0/kg as Łutówka Harvest Nears Peak
Wholesale prices for sour cherries (wiśnie) in Poland have increased to €1.6–3.0/kg (7–13 PLN/kg) at the Bronisze market. The main processing variety Łutówka is set to enter full harvest

Italian, Greek and Turkish cherries shape EU market as supply surges and prices remain high
Wholesale prices for Trentino cherries in Italy reached €6.0/kg in mid-July 2026, supported by robust demand despite a short, intense harvest period. In Italy, wholesale prices for Trentino

Daily Trade Summary: Dessert Apples and Carrots in Supply, Buyers Seek Cherries and Currants
AppleSales: The dessert apple market was dominated by offers of stored fruit and controlled atmosphere (CA) apples. In the Sobienie-Jeziory area, Eliza, Szampion, Prince, Golden, and Prince

Hot weather leads to cherry oversupply in Italy; Turkish, Greek and Spanish competition intensifies
High temperatures in Italy accelerated cherry ripening, causing an overlap with later harvests from Puglia and early arrivals from Trentino, resulting in a temporary oversupply and increased

Ceny słodkich wiśni spadają na Ukrainie.
Ceny lokalnie uprawianych słodkich wiśni na Ukrainie gwałtownie spadają, według analityków z projektu EastFruit. Operatorzy rynkowi przypisują spadek cen dużej podaży importowanych

Italian sweet cherry season 2026: Local fruit in the Euganean Hills transforms into a tale of climate, identity, and agricultural marketing
W 2026 roku sezon włoskich słodkich wiśni ponownie pokazuje, jak narażony stał się rynek owoców pestkowych na ryzyko związane z pogodą. Deszcz, grad, wiosenne przymrozki, pękanie owoców

Słodkie wiśnie prowadzą handel EastFruit, w miarę wzrostu dostaw z Uzbekistanu. Sweet cherries are leading the trading at EastFruit, as the supply from Uzbekistan grows.
The trading activity on EastFruit platforms decreased by 5% in week 23 of 2026, primarily due to reduced sales from participants in Ukraine. However, there was an increase in activity among

Ukraine is anticipating a plentiful supply of domestic sweet cherries this summer.
Olena Kishchak, head of the Breeding and Technology Department at the Institute of Horticulture, reported that Ukraine's market is expected to have ample supplies of domestically grown sweet

Prolonged rains may further reduce Moldova's sweet cherry harvest after frost damage.
Prolonged rains in Moldova at the end of May and beginning of June may further complicate the already challenging sweet cherry season. According to EastFruit, referring to Logos Press, excessive

Ukranian peaches are more profitable than cherries.
Peaches currently offer the highest profitability among fruit crops in Ukraine, surpassing sweet cherries in terms of returns, as stated by Vladimir Voevodin, the management manager at BASF, in an

World Fresh has introduced new varieties of dark sweet cherries from Canada.
World Fresh Exports has announced that they are planning to launch a new line of dark sweet cherries bred and grown in Canada to international markets.More. Go to the article

Cultivating perennial apple, sweet cherry, and grape orchards causes minimal environmental harm.
Experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations are conducting a global Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study in Uzbekistan's fruit and vegetable sector, with completion

Compounds found in dark sweet cherries have the potential to slow down the progression of aggressive breast cancer.
Natural compounds found in dark sweet cherries may help slow the growth and spread of triple-negative breast cancer, according to research from Texas A&M University. The study focused on

Cohesion and bundling of forces are more important than ever.
The new establishment of Hochfrucht GmbH was officially announced on February 1. The new sales company is a part of the Hochhaus Group and will be responsible for the professional processing of

Chilean cherries are not hitting the sweet spot in China.
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The number of cherries arriving has increased as prices have dropped, while sales of U.S. plums remain stable.
Starting mid-week, there has been a significant increase in arrivals of Chilean air-freighted cherries, leading to a noticeable surge in customer traffic at fruit markets. The variety of brands

Germany: Sweet cherry harvest 13.3% above ten-year average
Of this, 79% (37,300 t) were sweet cherries and 21% (9,800 t) were sour cherries. Compared to the ten-year average of 45,200 tons from 2015 to 2024, the cherry harvest in 2025 was 4.2%

Turkey: Cherry exports plummet
Approximately 300,000 tons are attributed to sweet cherries and 100,000 tons to sour cherries. This information comes from a recent report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). According to

Niemcy przewidują większą produkcję wiśni w sezonie 2025/26.
Germany is the third-largest importer of fresh cherries in the world, following China/Hong Kong and Russia. From 2015 to 2024, between 55 to 77 percent of cherries consumed in Germany were

The Ukrainian sweet cherry season is ending with high prices.
Większość ukraińskich producentów zgłosiła zakończenie sezonu wiśni, potwierdzone przez podmioty hurtowe, wskazując na niedobór dostaw z lokalnych gospodarstw. Pomimo wzrostu cen

Late Ukrainian sweet cherries have the potential for export.
Późno-sezonowe ukraińskie czereśnie mogłyby skutecznie konkurować na rynkach międzynarodowych, zwłaszcza na Bliskim Wschodzie - twierdzi Vladyslav Makarenko, współwłaściciel farmy

North Rhine-Westphalia: Fruit tree farms expect the highest sweet cherry harvest of the past ten years.
According to the Statistical Office for North Rhine-Westphalia, after an initial harvest estimate, a harvest quantity of 1,400 tons is expected for sweet cherries. This would not only be 39.8%