"Sicilian storm limits greenhouse vegetable supply, babyleaf availability back to normal levels"
Vegetable supply is not only limited in Spain and Morocco; Italy also shares in the malaise. "Especially in Sicily and Puglia, it is problematic," says Frits de Mooij of Vita Verde from Maasdijk.

"Cherry cultivation in Peru will be successful"
In the last edition of Fruit Logistica in Germany, Peru officially announced that it is about to enter the cherry business. According to Promperú, this fruit started to be tested in the country

"Only with Lobello egg-cherry tomatoes, we are seeing a slight bottleneck at the moment"
Inflationary price fluctuations, as well as acute shortages, are currently shaping events in fruit wholesale. "Fortunately, bottlenecks have not yet been observed, although we are also noticing

FAO assists Guyana to increase cherry production
According to the United Nations (UN) organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is helping Guyana improve the output of West Indian Cherry (Acerola) and decrease the amount of

New cherry trademark names unveiled
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has announced three new trademark names for its growing Cheery Cherry™ line which currently includes the Cheery Moon™ and Cheery Glow™ cherries. IFG

IFG unveils new trademark names for low-chill Cheery Cherry Line
International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has launched three new trademark names for its growing Cheery Cherry line. Cheery Cupid, Cheery Nebula and Cheery Chap join Cheery Moon, Cheery Glow and the

California’s early outlook sees above-average cherry season
Optimistic. That’s the view right now of the California cherry season that will get underway at the end of April. “We’re optimistic based on a very good chill season,” says Nick Lucich of

Argentina sends its cherries from southern Patagonia to Canada, the US, and China
The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA) controls and certifies the production process of cherries in the towns of Gaiman and Sarmiento, in Chubut, and Los Antiguos, in Santa

123 tons of tainted Chilean cherries intercepted at Taiwanese border
Some 123 tons of Chilean cherries were denied entry into Taiwan after food safety tests showed they contained excess levels of pesticide residues, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Chilean cherries, blueberries and plums have returned to the Chinese market
The first shipment of Chilean cherries were unloaded at the Nansha Port of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on December 22. Chilean cherries, blueberries and plums have returned to the

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It's the peak season for Chilean cherries. With the reopening of the Chinese market, logistics has gradually resumed, and more and more imported cherries have arrived in the domestic market.

Chile and Peru cherries, grapes and blueberry January 2023 market feedback
Chilean and Peruvian cherries, blueberries and table grapes have done well in key markets of China, the US and Europe during January 2023. The Chinese Golden week during week 4 was indeed golden

A cherry tomato that tastes like summer even in winter
SeedsTec Italia organised another open day in 2023, which this time focused on Livanti FT, a cherry tomato. Although it is actually a spring and summer cherry tomato, Seeds Technologies presented

Serbian Olympic basketball captain becomes berry farmer
Macvan, the surname that was once on Serbia’s national basketball team captain's jersey, is now the brand name of new berry farms. The Olympic silver medallist and captain of Serbia’s national

“Weather from February to April will have deep impact on cherry quality and volume”
Hopes are high that the weather in Turkey will play nice over the next few months, in order to have a good cherry season in 2023, says Alanar’s marketing coordinator Yigit Gokyigit: “We expect