Costs and yield for planting a cherry orchard
It is well known that climatic changes and new pathologies are causing serious consequences to the fruit sector and, in particular, to the cherry sector. The cherry tree suffers particularly from rain damage, as well as hail and, for some years, has been confronted with…
Technical tours during the cherry symposium
The beating heart of the International cherry symposium (May 2-6, 2022) will be the technical visits. The tours will be held on May 6, 2022 and one of them will be in the Vignola area (Modena), renowned for the production and commercialization of cherries. “It…
Stemilt Growers. “Here are our strategies with 2200 hectares”
Stemilt Growers is one of the leading US companies growing, packaging and shipping fruit. It is located in Wenatchee, WA, and was set up in 1964 by the Mathison family, which has been growing fruit for over a century. Production is focused on cherries, peaches,…
Cherry sector grows in Chile and China
Cherry orchards have been stable all over the world for a few years. Nonetheless, the “geography” of cherries is changing. FreshPlaza has talked about it with Desmond O’Rourke from US company Belrose, which analyzes the global fruit market. “Most of the growth of the past…
Presentation video of the International Cherry Symposium
The presentation of the International Cherry Symposium (ICS), which was attended by 160 journalists, operators and experts from all over the world, can be watched again. The event was coordinated by Macfrut director Luigi Bianchi, and Stefano Lugli (University of Modena and Reggio), Brunella Morandi…
Interview with Angelo Benedetti. Unitec sorting solutions make the difference in difficult markets
During the past year, logistic problems have affected the market like never before, increasing the complexity of commercial campaigns dealing with long distances such as that of cherries from South America destined to the Far East. For this reason, Unitec’s solutions have provided great support….
2nd to 6th May. Emilia-Romagna will host the International Cherry Symposium (ICS)
Emilia-Romagna will be the world capital of cherries at the International Cherry Symposium (ICS), to be held from 2 to 6 May. This international event will be attended by the industry’s elite and will consist of several events scheduled throughout the week: a two-day advanced…
Gruppo Mazzoni celebrates the 10th anniversary of its first professional cherry orchard
What better occasion to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first professional cherry orchard by Vivai Mazzoni, featuring solely Bibaum plants? Vivai Mazzoni will be an active part of the International Cherry Symposium (May 2nd-6th 2022) precisely to present their cherry orchard of the future….