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With prices in October closing out at the highest level since 2015, this article explores what kind of scenario we might expect of Chile in the coming months.

Researchers have recently identified three key fungi that can kill fruit, destroy flavor and reduce production.

The movie, which will be called El Color de las Cerezas [The Color of Cherries], will tell the story of a Chinese man who falls in love with a young woman at a Chilean orchard.

PRESS RELEASE BARTOW, FL - Florida Citrus Mutual is pleased to announce and welcome Matt Joyner as its new Director of Government Relations. In this role, Joyner will work on behalf of Mutual's grower members and staff in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. Joyner previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Florida Department of Agriculture […]

Two weeks after a severe hailstorm, organizations representing blueberry, cherry, table grape and kiwifruit growers have provided initial impact assessments.

Central Otago-based Hortinvest Limited is making the most of strong global cherry demand with plans to set up two 80-hectare cherry orchard projects to be planted over the next two years. 

It attributed the increase to more favorable weather conditions, higher yields and a larger harvest area.

Total losses from the recent hail storm are expected to be around 7%, with export volumes to be reduced by around 3%.

But while wholesale market prices since July in the U.S. have been in line with the last couple of years, in Europe they have been significantly lower.

“I really do expect there to be volume exports from all states this season, and it’s going to be a dramatic change to the cherry landscape in Australia,” said the president of Cherry Growers Australia.