Cherries

Cherry Growers Australia recently released the following report to summarise this year’s cherry season across Australia and have graciously allowed us to share it with our audience. Out thanks is extended to each of the contributors. NEW SOUTH WALES – JESSICA FEARNLEY AND KEVIN DODDS (NSW DPI) This season was very much a mixed bag…

Vision sorting technology continues to make giant leaps forward in the sorting and grading of fresh produce. The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to distinguish a greater range of fruit defects with greater accuracy, improved camera technology, faster computer processing, flexibly written software to provide more data and it all wrapped up in a simple-to-use…

Certainly, we always need the rain, but the timing is far from ideal right now. As the southern hemisphere moves into peak season for cherries and stonefruits it’s unfortunate to see rain hit right when a good crop of cherries is at maturity, ready for harvesting and packing. What is MultiView™? A few years ago,…

Cherry Growers Australia (CGA), in collaboration with Agriculture Victoria, has announced the continuation of the Cherries Traceability Pilot into its second year. This visionary initiative, funded by a $811,000 grant from Agriculture Victoria’s Transforming Traceability program, remains steadfast in its mission to redefine traceability within the cherry industry, setting new benchmarks for excellence. The CGA-led…

With a rich history dating back to 1921, this family-owned orchard has been cultivating delicious cherries for over a century. In this Q&A session with Kristin Dasso, we delve into their experience, the challenges they’ve faced, and their decision to partner with GP Graders. Discover the insights and motivations that led A & A Dasso…

Nestled in the rolling hills of Victoria’s Yarra Valley, Yarra Valley Cherries is a boutique grower with 20,000 trees and over 35 varieties. Unlike some other growers in the area who offer a pick-yourself experience, Yarra Valley Cherries focuses on selling premium, ultra-fresh cherries at their Farm Gate Shop as well as distributing the fruit…

We recently dropped by SM Export in Curicó, Chile, to have a chat with Jaime Arrieta (Operations Manager), about their packhouse processes, grader performance and the cherry harvest season that’s just wrapped up. What size are your orchards and how long have you been growing cherries? We have 331 há. of cherries with 205 há….

February brings a close to the 2022/23 Australian cherry season and as we clean our machinery, lock our packing sheds, and prepare for the year to come, it’s well worth taking time to look back. Here are our key reflections on the season that was. A wet start to the season Heavy rainfall associated with…

Recently, on ABC’s ‘Landline’ program, there was a fantastic article on the Australian cherry industry. Featuring growers from the Young and Orange growing regions, the piece offers excellent insights into the industry from new operators, right through to highly experienced veterans of the game. One of our long-standing customers, Fiona Hall of the BiteRiot brand…

With over 30 years of personal experience in the industry, extensive knowledge in exporting and a passion for innovation and progress, we posed some questions to our company director, Stuart Payne, to gain some valuable insights about current fruit grading innovations and developments. 1. Why has vision grading of fresh produce had such prolific growth…

What was it all about? From 2019 to 2022, this ‘Cherry Market Access and Trade Development’ project (CY18002) supported the export readiness of the Australian cherry industry to help Australian cherry growers to take advantage of existing, new and emerging export opportunities. When this project commenced, the Australian cherry industry was (and still is) in…

It’s just a harsh reality that things go pear-shaped sometimes. We don’t like it any more than you do. To further enhance the support channels for our customers, we’ve created a direct link between our grading software and our online ticketing system for logging service and support requests. This newly launched platform, for our customers…

With the launch of our gpVision™ in 2018 came the intention to significantly improve the usability of fruit grading software. All systems to date have had a steep learning curve and lacked intuitiveness, making the process of getting the machine up and running arduous and frustrating. The result of the last 2 years of research,…

In May 2022, we celebrate the 4 year anniversary of gpVision™, our flagship grading solution for cherries, blueberries, snack tomatoes, grapes and stone fruit. With over 50 sites across the globe now running gpVision™, it’s abundantly evident that the sorting solutions GP Graders are providing are being celebrated by produce packers that demand superior sorting…

Tasmania’s reputation for high-quality fresh produce is truly well deserved. There’s pride in the fruit that’s produced and great care is taken to ensure that fruit is delivered to consumers at a level that defines the region as one of the world’s greatest. When Spreyton Fresh and GP Graders first established their relationship, nearly 10…

It was a busy year in 2021 with a large number of packing sheds making the switch to our proprietary vision grading system, gpVision™.  These businesses that upgraded to gpVision™ on their existing machinery were elated with the difference it made for the quality of fruit they could pack and labour cost reductions they benefitted…

People often think we flatten roads. That’s usually the first thing that comes to mind when we mention grading.  In fact, just the other day we had a chuckle about the fact that one of the longest-standing employees took up a job here when he was 17 because he liked heavy machinery and thought road…

After a couple of years of challenges for in-person events, we’re pleased to be attending a number of upcoming events: The 79th Annual Cherry Institute Date: Friday, January 7, 2022 Venue: Yakima Convention Center, Yakima, Washington Info: Each year, the Cherry Institute Board meets to discuss critical topics and challenges they think are important to…

In a time when labour is not only expensive but also in short supply, a business plan or strategy that’s weighted towards staff reduction is more important than ever before. If the yields that your business is producing exceed 100 tonnes, and you’re still using manual methods to grade your fruit, it’s high time you…

Our next guest in the monthly mini interview is Stuart Payne from GP Graders. We’ve talked about cherry season and the ways to successfully identify defects to manage challenges during season. ⚖️ 🍒 Q: How would you sum up the cherry season in Central Europe? A: The European season was very challenging due to weather problems. In the central…