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The 2022 Northwest fresh pear crop estimate is 16.2 million standard box equivalents, close to the five-year average, according to the Pear Bureau Northwest.

Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe has announced increased organic and conventional blueberry production in the Southeast U.S.

NEW YORK STATE — In the western part of the state, the lack of rain may be too lacking. But in the typically wet Finger Lakes farming region, Eric Hansen was happy with it.

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.

Southeast U.S. blueberry shipments showed mixed trends in 2021, USDA data shows.

Central Florida blueberry fields for Dundee-based Florida Classic Growers Inc. should start harvest the last week of March, said Al Finch, president.

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.