Turkish Cherry Exporter | Air-Freight Cherries

Premium Quality Cherries from the Heart of Anatolia

Renowned worldwide for their exceptional taste, firmness, and vibrant color, Turkish cherries represent the pinnacle of premium fresh fruit exports. Grown in the fertile regions of Anatolia under ideal climatic conditions, our cherries offer a perfect balance of sweetness and acidity — delivering a rich, unforgettable flavor profile.

At Art Fruits, we carefully select our cherries from trusted growers and harvest them at optimal maturity to ensure superior quality and extended shelf life. Our advanced sorting and packing processes guarantee consistency in size, color, and firmness, meeting the strict standards of international retail chains and distributors.

Top-Notch Technology

UNITEC Cherry Vision 3

At Artfruits, we grade every cherry with the Unitec Vision 3 cherry sorting machine — the most accurate optical sorting system available for stone fruit processing today. Powered by multi-spectral camera technology and AI-driven image analysis, the Vision 3 simultaneously evaluates each cherry for size, weight, color uniformity, external blemishes, and internal defects including bruising and pitting — all at high-throughput speed without compromising precision. Unlike conventional cherry graders, the Vision 3's proprietary Near-Infrared (NIR) sensing detects damage invisible to the naked eye, ensuring every pack that leaves our facility meets the strictest export and retailer quality standards. The result: consistent premium-grade cherries, reduced post-harvest loss, and the confidence that comes from technology trusted by leading cherry producers across Europe and the world.

Art Fruits export cartons stacked in the packing house

Delivering Freshness Across Continents — By Air and Road

Artfruits operates a direct air cargo network connecting Istanbul to the world's most demanding fresh produce markets — including Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Canada, and the UAE — with scheduled flights that keep transit times as short as possible and shelf life fully intact. Our end-to-end cold chain management begins the moment fruit leaves the pack house: pre-cooled product moves in temperature-controlled vehicles directly to Istanbul Airport, where it is loaded into refrigerated air freight units without a single break in the cold chain. By eliminating intermediate handling and relying exclusively on direct flights for perishable goods, we consistently deliver stone fruit, cherries, and premium fresh produce to international buyers at peak freshness — meeting the strictest supermarket shelf-life requirements in Asia-Pacific and North America. For importers and distributors who cannot afford compromises in quality, Artfruits' Istanbul air freight service is the operational standard they trust.

For European markets, Artfruits operates a dedicated fresh produce road transport service covering all European countries with a strict commitment to on-time delivery. Every long-haul shipment runs with a double driver team, eliminating mandatory rest stops that would otherwise delay delivery and compromise shelf life — meaning your product moves continuously from Turkey to its final destination without interruption. Our refrigerated trucks maintain precise temperature throughout the entire journey, whether the destination is Rotterdam, London, Paris, Munich, or Warsaw. With direct routing, experienced drivers trained specifically in perishable goods transport, and real-time shipment visibility, Artfruits' European fresh produce trucking service gives retailers and distributors the reliability they need to plan with confidence and receive product at optimal quality.

What People Are Saying

We have been working with Art Meyve for many years, and their premium Turkish cherries consistently meet our highest standards. What sets them apart is their transparency — whenever there is a quality variation due to seasonal conditions, they proactively inform us so we can adjust our procurement plan accordingly. This level of communication is rare in the fresh produce industry. Art Meyve is our most trusted cherry supplier for the Singapore market.

Singapore — Importer/Distributor

Art Meyve supplies us with firm, dark-colored cherries perfectly suited for the Hong Kong market's demanding preferences. Their state-of-the-art calibration and sizing machinery ensures every batch is sorted with precision before careful packaging. The consistent quality we receive keeps our retail customers coming back season after season. We confidently recommend Art Meyve to anyone seeking a reliable premium cherry exporter.

Hong Kong — Importer & Wholesale

Reliable delivery timelines and exceptional post-harvest handling are what make Art Meyve stand out as a premium cherry exporter to the UK market. Their cherries arrive with outstanding freshness, consistently achieving extended shelf life that reduces waste and maximizes sales performance. Season after season, they deliver exactly what they promise — on time and to specification. Art Meyve has become an indispensable partner in our fresh produce supply chain.

United Kingdom- Importer & Wholesale

As a leading supermarket chain in Malaysia, we have extremely high expectations for our fresh fruit suppliers, and Art Meyve exceeds them every season. Their ready-to-sell pre-pack cherry packaging has been a game changer — it even went viral on TikTok among our shoppers, driving remarkable in-store traffic. The presentation quality and shelf appeal of their product is second to none. Art Meyve understands modern retail, and we are proud to have them as our cherry supplier.

Malaysia- Supermarket Chain

Frequently Asked Questions

Art Meyve holds a comprehensive set of internationally recognized food safety and sustainability certifications specific to fresh cherry production and export. These include Global G.A.P., GRASP, and SEDEX at the orchard and sourcing level, ensuring responsible and traceable agricultural practices. Our packing facility operates under BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standard certification, enabling us to supply directly to retail chains and end consumers with full traceability from orchard to table. Our certification portfolio reflects our commitment to food safety, ethical sourcing, and the highest standards of fresh produce handling.
Our flagship variety is Ziraat 900, an exclusively Turkish cherry variety widely recognized as one of the finest cherries in international markets, prized for its exceptional flavor, firmness, and shelf life. Alongside Ziraat 900, we also source and supply well-known premium varieties including Regina, Cordia, and Sweetheart, depending on the season and buyer preference. All varieties are carefully selected from our network of contracted orchards across Turkey's premier cherry-growing regions.
Our standard caliber range includes 22+, 24+, 26+, and 28+ mm cherries, covering the most widely demanded sizes in global markets. Subject to seasonal yield and orchard performance, we are also able to supply premium large-caliber cherries at 30+ and 32+ mm. We work closely with our contracted orchards to forecast availability by size and keep our buyers informed throughout the season.
We offer a full range of packaging solutions designed to meet the requirements of every sales channel and market. Our retail-ready options include 250g, 350g, and 500g pre-packed punnets, ideal for supermarket shelves and impulse purchases. For wholesale and bulk buyers, we supply 2kg wooden boxes and 2kg loose carton boxes, as well as 5kg telescopic cartons and 5kg loose cartons. Whether you are a supermarket chain, importer, or distributor, we have the right packaging format for your fresh cherry needs.
Yes. We apply a precise color grading system that covers the full spectrum from light red to deep dark mahogany, fully aligned with international cherry color standards. Different export markets — from the UK to Hong Kong — have distinct color preferences, and our advanced calibration and sorting technology allows us to meet each destination's specific requirements. Our color-sorted cherries consistently satisfy the most demanding retail and wholesale buyers worldwide.
Our multi-region sourcing strategy is our strongest defense against weather risk. Our field procurement teams and contracted orchards across multiple growing zones continuously monitor weather events — including rain, wind, and hail — that can impact harvest quality. Based on daily and weekly performance data from each region, we dynamically adjust our procurement strategy to prioritize the highest-quality available fruit. Upon arrival at our packing facility, all incoming cherries undergo preliminary quality control inspections, ensuring that only fruit meeting each destination market's standards proceeds to packaging. This approach allows us to maintain consistent quality even during the most challenging seasons.
Our packing line is equipped with the UNITEC Cherry Vision 3 — one of the most advanced cherry sorting and packing machines available globally — which performs real-time, automated quality inspection on every single cherry as it passes through the line, ensuring that only fruit meeting the defined specifications reaches the final pack. After packaging, our on-site Agricultural and Food Engineers conduct systematic sampling from every pallet, physically assessing cherries for firmness, color, caliber size, Brix value (sugar content), and packaging integrity. Any deviation identified during post-pack sampling is immediately communicated to the machine operators, allowing instant adjustments to maintain consistent output quality throughout the packing session.
In addition to physical inspections, we leverage AI-powered quality reporting tools to generate a detailed pre-shipment quality report for every order. This report is shared with our customers alongside all shipping documents before the goods arrive at their destination, giving buyers full visibility into the precise specifications of their incoming shipment — including fruit size distribution, color grades, firmness readings, and Brix levels. This end-to-end quality transparency ensures our customers can plan their receiving, storage, and sales operations with complete confidence well before the cherries land.

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