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Northwest cherry suppliers say they are working to overcome two hurdles connected to the coronavirus COVID-19 as they hurtle toward a new season. One is fear; the other, money.

Even though this is an industry of multigenerational family farms, it’s not often a father’s offspring takes over his position at someone else’s business.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited May 27 with B.J. Thurlby, president of Northwest Cherries, about the soon-starting cherry season.

Organics are a relatively tiny part — about 2% — of the Northwest cherry deal, but they play a key role.

Potandon Produce has joined with a grower-shipper in the Vidalia, Ga., onion district to import Peruvian onions

Nashville, N.C.-based Nash Produce is adding to its Mr. Yam brand lineup.

Peru finished its avocado shipments to the U.S. with another big year.

New research from Rabobank indicates increasing supplies of imported blueberries will weaken prices in 2019-20, particularly in the spring and fall seasons.

It’s more difficult to grow organic berries in the humid, rainy Southeastern part of the U.S. compared to arid California, but growers in Florida are still increasing their stock.

Produce industry veteran Ron Dandrea, 57, died April 11.