Tag: cherries

If you've been following along weekly check-in for the Stemilt cherry awesomeness, I have a happy update for you.

About 85 million Americans are abiding triple-digit temperatures across the U.S. Unfortunately for growers, much of the heat is also plaguing parts of the continent actively supplying fresh produce.

Make grocery store shelves shine this season with Stemilt World Famous cherries.

Growing organic cherries isn’t a trend at Stemilt, it’s a commitment.

Harvest for Skylar Rae cherries is finally underway, bringing the highly-anticipated sweet and crunchy bi-colored cherries back to the shelves for an impactful, profitable season.

Treat your shoppers with something special this cherry season: enter Kyle’s Pick cherries. Stemilt reserves its biggest and best dark sweet cherries for this exclusive pack in the month of July that 4th generation, Kyle Mathison, promises is the summer’s top pick.

Growers in the Northwest are harvesting sweet cherries now, stocking produce sections across the nation with this summertime superfruit.

Undeterred by inflation, robust 4th of July demand and supply issues thrust average produce prices up +9 percent over the previous week. Heavily weighted commodities such as avocados and mixed berries are making this week’s prices some of the highest on record.

Good things come with time, and this year's cherry season is no exception, especially for Orchard View Cherries whose centennial crop is in local stores now.

Significant increases in commodities such as raspberries, celery, and sweet corn are balancing the scale and steadying the index. Even with the continued hemorrhaging of cherry prices, average produce prices are flat over the prior week.