Cherries

Cherries

Sweet cherry is the close relative of wild cherry. In English the sweet cherry & wild cherry are named by the same word. The sweet cherry is planted in Europe for more than two thousand years. It was grown in ancient Greece before Christ. In Middle Ages the cherry orchards expanded throughout the Eastern & Central Europe. More than 4000 different varieties of cherries are known all over the world.

The main world cherry exporters are USA, Turkey, Hong Kong, Chile & Spain. 

Turkey is the first-string European producer of dessert and juice cherries. Supplies to Russia take more than 20% of  total Turkish export of sweet & tart cherries. Russia takes the second part after EU countries in Turkish cherries export in terms of volume. In 2014 more than 56702 tons of cherries were imported to Russian Federation. Turkish cherries take about 30% of all Russian import.

Royal Fresh offers for the partners the cherries from Turkey. The Turkish cherry season lasts from mid-May until July. Cherries from Argentina are available from November till February, from Chile – since October till February.


countryvarietyclasssizepackaging
Argentina

Bing

1 class XL 34 / J 36 / XJ 38 / SXJ 40 cardboard 2,5 / 5 kg
Chile

Bing

1 class XL 34 / J 36 / XJ 38 / SXJ 40 cardboard 2,5 / 5 kg
Turkey

Napoleon, Sallehly Napoleon

1 class 24 - 30 cardboard 5 kg
New Zealand

Bing

1 class

Beneficial features:

THE NUTRITIONAL VALUEMICROELEMENTS (100g):VITAMINS (100 g):

Food fibers – 1,1 g
Carbohydrates – 10,6 g
Proteins – 1,1 g
Fats – 0,4 g
Energy value: 50 kcal

Kalium  – 233 mg
Phosphorus – 28 mg
Calcium – 33 mg
Magnesium – 24 mg
Sodium – 13 mg

С - 15 mg
B1 - 0,01 mg
B2 - 0,01 mg
РР - 0,4 mg
А - 25 mcg
E - 0,3 mcg

Varieties:

All the cherry varieties belong to two groups: gean & bigarreau.

  • Gean varieties are early-ripening with tender, juicy & sweet flesh. They are used fresh, have the short shelf life and are low-transportable.
  • Bigarreau varieties have a firm, resilient flesh, are mid & late ripening. They are good for canning & freezing. Though these cherries also have a short shelf-life, they are good for transporting.

By ripening period all cherry varieties are divided into three groups: early, mid-ripening & late.

  • Early varieties ripe in the mid-June.
  • Mid-ripening cherries are available from the end of June till the beginning of July.
  • Late varieties ripe about in mid-July.

Country of Origin:

Turkey. Turkish variety Napoleon is one of the well-known all over the world due to a long shelf life & juicy, flavorful & firm flesh. The high quality of berries is caused by weather conditions: hot and dry summer & cold winter. The cherry production was one of the first kinds of farming with HAASP & EUREGAP quality standards applied.

Argentina. Bing is the main exporting variety. Cherries are available since November till February.

Chile. Bing variety is also the main. The season starts a month earlier than in Argentina, from October until February.

New Zealand