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In a reversal from the previous week, oranges are once more No. 1 on Produce Market Guide, booting lettuce to the No. 2 spot the week of Dec. 2.

Compared to all other parts of the years, the fall selling season used to be an afterthought to produce merchandiser and retailers.

Led by fast-rising imports of cherries, China is claiming a greater share of Chilean stone fruit exports.

Led by fast-rising imports of cherries, China is claiming a greater share of Chilean stone fruit exports.

Onion growers and shippers in the Idaho-Eastern Oregon District, like colleagues elsewhere, say they are finding practical use for multiple options in packaging that didn’t exist in years past.

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce NA has appointed Scott Owens vice president of sales and product management.

Brighthouse Organics, San Antonio, a greenhouse vegetable brand launched in 2017, has more than doubled the number of items it offers.

Dubbed the Ultimate Cherry line, Stemilt Growers’ massive new high-tech packing line in Wenatchee, Wash., has 32 lanes that use cameras to sort and size the fruit.

The Northwest cherry season is off and running, with industry leaders predicting good volume for July 4 promotions and beyond.

A couple of weeks ago, somebody in a Facebook group I’m part of shared an article on the proper (and Southern) way to eat watermelon — with salt.

A Congressional disaster relief bill headed for President Trump’s desk for his signature will provide more direct aid to U.S. cherry growers hurt by China’s retaliatory tariffs.

Rough tropical weather in 2017 and its fallout in 2018 are now history, and Florida avocado grower-shippers say they are eager to get back to business as usual this year.

Emerging from the wettest May many can remember, California cherry growers and shippers say harvests will be late and production will be down due to rain-related fruit damage.

Northwest fruit marketers will give retailers plenty of promotion opportunities from mid-June to mid-August.

Organic cherries probably lag a bit behind apples and pears in the Pacific Northwest, but cherries are making some gains, suppliers say.

Northwest cherry grower-shippers are expecting to have plenty of product for their June-August market window this year.

CMI Orchards will join Stemilt Growers as the exclusive marketers of Skylar Rae brand cherries when they become available in mid-June.

Mid-May rain in California is likely to damage some cherries, but marketers believe there will be plenty of promotion opportunities for all sizes through mid-June.

CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., is extending the American Dream retail program from apples to cherries.