June 1 2016, 12:59 Fruit-Inform

Russian growers start their sweet cherry season

Russian growers have started harvesting sweet cherries in the southern regions this week, according to Fruit-Inform.

This year the season has started with no delay compared with the previous one, and now sweet cherries are offered at RUB 130-180/kg (USD 1.97-2.72/kg), depending on quality and fruit size, an decrease of 9% year-on-year.

Now cherries are shipped in small quantities, and farmers expect more active sales to be observed next week. However, many growers say of problems with quality of fruits due to rainy weather conditions, and this fact will most likely seriously impact pricing in the Russian market.