Cherries
Industry leaders outline how retailers can maximize the 90-day sweet cherry sales window through aggressive early promotions and strategic late-season displays.
A record-breaking March heat dome has compressed the state’s bloom, which will force growers and retailers to move major promotions up to early May.
The Pacific Northwest grower expands its Equitable Food Initiative standards to cherry acreage, aiming for companywide certification by 2028.
Stemilt Growers Research and Development Director Rob Blakey explains why modern apple, cherry and pear varieties must be as efficient in the pack shed as they are flavorful for the consumer.
The grower-packer-shipper earned 2026 Sustainability, Environmental Achievement and Leadership Business Awards for its Planet Positive innovation and carbon-negative tree fruit.
The grower, marketer and developer of premium conventional and organic apples, pears and cherries says its proprietary data program gives its retail partners a competitive edge.
In the shape of its iconic logo, the new PLU sticker features a QR code that gives consumers access to the health benefits of apples, pears and cherries as well as the company’s focus on sustainability.
While challenges exist for Chilean table grapes, supplies of blueberries and cherries are expected to be strong this winter.
Companies exhibiting at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce and Floral Show debuted new product introductions and discussed new updates forthcoming.
This summer, Van Well Nursery and the Goodwins settled with Agriculture and Agri-Food, which developed the Staccato sweet cherry variety, as part of a legal battle.
Harrington shares why those entering the produce industry need to work in a produce department, the opportunities for apples, pears and cherries and more.
The companies have formed a joint venture to collaborate in specialty fruit, beginning with the development of a pitless cherry.
After bad weather, USDA forecasts a 41% tart cherry crop loss in Michigan, which grows about 70% of the country’s tart cherries.
The event celebrating the summer’s harvest will feature a 30-foot-long mountain of fresh cherries.
Demand for organic cherries continues to be a strong retail opportunity, according to the Wenatchee, Wash.-based company.
Company says RNA technology can directly target pests and potentially slash application frequency.
Fifth-generation Washington farmer Tate Mathison and his father, Kyle Mathison, are bringing new meaning to the term “cherry picking.”
The new quarantine includes 23 areas of commercial cherry production in Onondaga, Oswego and Seneca Counties in New York.
Good weather has brought good volume, which means ample opportunity for strong sales this season, a Honeybear Brands excecutive said.
The grower says it has completed a state-of-the-art cherry packing line to boost efficiency and capacity as part of a broader strategy to integrate and expand its fruit operations.
After a catastrophic freeze decimated the 2024 crop, growers in the province are eyeing a fruitful season.
Promotable volumes from Orchard View Cherries are expected to begin in the last week of June and continue through the season.
Good growing conditions this spring have set up an almost perfect cherry crop in the Pacific Northwest, marketers say.
The companies hope their partnership and a high-tech twist on sterile insect technique strategies will pave the way for the future for berry growers.
The Yakima, Wash.-based company suggests retailers start early and make shifts to attract different consumer age groups.
Changes include how volume regulations are calculated, total production updates and updates to the board representation and terms of offices.
The Wenatchee, Wash.-based company plans to highlight a variety of fresh offerings at this year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show.