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ArticleNorthwest cherry volumes go south
Final volume forecasts are being revised further downwards as the Northwest cherry season rolls on in the US
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ArticleSainsbury's lowers English cherry spec
Sainsbury’s has delighted English cherry growers by lowering its size specification in a bid to help them market a greater proportion of their crop.
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Article'Solid' NW cherry season continues
Industry anticipates a stable second-half for this year's campaign, with 4.5m-5m boxes still to be shipped
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ArticlePicota cherry campaign nears record sales
Spain’s Pictota cherry exporters are experiencing strong season in key markets, such as the UK and Germany
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ArticleRungis sees trade slip
One of the world’s largest wholesale markets has reported a slip in the trade of fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleCalifornia stonefruit little and late
A late start and small size profile has given California’s stonefruit industry some challenges this season
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ArticleGerman cherry harvest ‘likely to fall’
Smaller harvest expected for both sweet and sour cherries, after crop affected by frosts and heavy rains
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ArticleUK stonefruit growers unite
For the first time ever English stonefruit growers have come together to try to unite their fragmented industry, enlisting English Apples & Pears to co-ordinate information sharing and some PR effort on cherries and plums this summer.
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ArticleCool weather reduces cherry yields
A cool spring and early summer period has led to a lowering of predicted cherry yields from the US Pacific Northwest
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Would a Crocodile Dundee plum smell as sweet?
What’s in a name? As far as fruit and veg is concerned, things used to be fairly straightforward - a breeder had his
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ArticleChilean cherries look to Asia
A potential boom in Chilean cherry production next season will put added focus on sales to Asian markets
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ArticleWFL grows Kent kiwis in secret
Kiwis are being grown in secret in Kent as one of the UK’s biggest fruit marketers works on supplying subtropical fruit from the ’Garden of England’.
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ArticleEurope’s stonefruit crop set to fall
Growers revise seasonal crop forecast down as result of frost damage across Europe
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ArticleMore light makes nectarines healthier
Study finds that using protective covers to reflect sunlight back on to trees can also result in higher yields and bigger fruit
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ArticleHail strikes Italian fruit
Hailstorms at the end of last week in Italy’s main stonefruit production region of Emilia-Romagna are set to push prices higher in an already low-volume year for peaches, nectarines and apricots across Europe.
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ArticleTaiwan slows Northwest cherry shipments
Issues with pesticide residues have slowed Northwest cherry shipments to Taiwan, the premier Asian market for the fruit
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ArticleCSO confirms revised stonefruit forecast
Agency predicts lower volume of European stonefruit this season following recent hail damage to production in Italy
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ArticleIsrael strives to get summer fruit on track
A feast of Israeli summer lines will hit the UK in the coming weeks, following a tough opener in the shape of a “disaster” grape season. However, the major players are determined to make the most of their export window to the UK market. So how will the rest of the summer shape up? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleIndian residue discovery throws grapes into meltdown
The discovery of chlormequat residues on Indian grapes this quarter created havoc throughout Europe and the oversupply that followed left many in the grape industry in a sorry state. Alex Lawson looks at the unusual occurence and the fall out from it
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European supplies hitting shelves in large quantities
There are signs that the time of year is approaching when UK soft fruit starts to come under the traditional pressure exerted