Canadian cherries allowed to return to the French market

Published 2021년 7월 8일

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France has resumed importing stone fruits from Canada after a five-year ban due to the use of dimethoate, with the European Union reducing the permitted level of this pesticide for sweet cherries. This could extend the sales season for cherries in Canada until September. However, concerns include potential quality issues due to heat, which could shorten shelf life and affect delivery times. Denmark's increased production and Belgium's shift to later-season varieties are expected to offset this. Canadian cherries are always expensive due to demand from Asia, especially with trade tensions between China and the US.

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For five years, France did not allow the import of stone fruits due to the permitted use of dimethoate in Canada. Now, French officials have said that a European Union regulation to lower the MRL for dimethoate for sweet cherries was published on May 27, 2020, but went into effect on December 16. They added that given the measures taken at EU level, there is no need to make a separate decision on Canadian imports. EastFruit writes about this with reference to FreshPlaza. Robert Borley of AMS Export LLC said that during Canada's five years of absence from the market, he was looking for late season cherries from regions such as the UK and Denmark. “We were able to find late fruit in the UK, which complements the end of the season in Belgium, but most of the supply comes from Denmark,” Borley says. "Our Danish supplier has hydrocooling equipment and can produce premium varieties at the end of August, especially this season when a cold spring is delaying harvest." Will demand change? ...

Source: Eastfruit