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While the Northwest cherry season is likely to extend into September, crop volumes are getting smaller due to April’s cold and snow, said B.J. Thurlby, president of Northwest Cherry Growers.

Seattle-based FC Bloxom Co. has welcomed three new members to its sales team, said William Bloxom, an owner of the company.

The early season volume out of the Northwest should help cherry-focused retailers transition from this year’s California crop.

Grower-shippers who market organic cherries agree that the category plays an important role in their cherry programs.

For the first time, retailers saw growth this season in single rather than double digits in the easy-peeler category, so the commodity could be stabilizing.

The Washington Apple Commission, Wenatchee, has elected new leadership.

Vidalia onion grower-shipper Bland Farms, Glennville, Ga., has been recognized for its export business by the state of Georgia — but not for what you think.

MBG Marketing, a Grand Junction, Mich.-based grower co-op, will have 5% to 7% more blueberry volume out of Michigan this season than last as a result of new membership, said CEO Larry Ensfield.

Check out the latest happening in the berry landscape, from California to Michigan to Oregon to Alabama.

Catch up on a few of the companies involved in the Vidalia sweet onion deal.