Cherries will be in good volume this year for British Columbia-based Gold Star Fruit Co., with peak volume expected for the third week of July.
“For the 2023 cherry crop we are expecting a healthy volume of cherries that will be average to above average in volume compared to our five-year average,” said Balpreet Gill, business manager.
As far as timing, Gill said the company is expecting this year’s crop to line up with last year’s.
“The bloom was very late, but the recent warm weather had advanced the crop a few days back to our 2022 timeline,” he said.
The company grows and packs conventional cherries.
Gold Star Fruit expects peak volume in the third week of July, with the season starting to slow down about the fourth week of August, Gill said.
New this year, the marketer will be offering 1-pound cherry clamshell packs for smaller fruit.
In addition, 2023 will be the first year that Gold Star Fruit will ship cherries to South Korea under the new systems approach protocols, Gill said.
