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Warm weather means prime time for every produce department, from berries to stone fruit to grapes to the crown jewel of summer: cherries.

Cherries come in a variety of pack sizes and styles, and in typical years – coronavirus may change the approach this season – many retailers have worked to present several different options for shoppers.

Retailers generally carry cherries whenever they are available, though the Northwest season is obviously the pinnacle of volume and consumer interest.

Chelan, Wash.-based Chelan Fresh Marketing is entering its first full season with new cherry packaging, said Tim Evans, general sales manager.

John Vena Inc., Keith Lansaw Produce, Kelley Foods of AL, La Bodega Meat & Produce, Migliorelli Farm, Sunfresh Farms LTD, Torrey Farms Inc., and Winchester Cold Storage have company profile updates.

Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, has a partnership with Mexican melon importer Grower Alliance, Rio Rico, Ariz.

California garlic harvest will begin by mid-June, but COVID-19-related demand is expected to keep market conditions firm in the weeks ahead.

Harding’s Market and Musso Farms are new companies to the Market. Aztecavo SAPI de CV, De Palma Farms Inc., Migliorelli Farm, Paul Steinberg Associates Inc., Santa Maria Wholesale Produce Corp. and others have updates.

Avocados saw a resurgence in early May, according to the Hass Avocado Board’s latest report on sales during the pandemic.

A University of Florida survey on COVID-19’s effects on the state’s agriculture industry shows that most operations continue to operate, and expect to weather the long-term effects of the pandemic.