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Positive spring weather in New York leaves apple growers optimistic

Boom Northeast apple crop and imports bring strong volumes through summer

His first call was to Tommy Frenzy, lead singer of the Tuff Darts, an old New York CBGB band that Peer had done a few gigs with. Frenzy would end up lending his vocals to several tracks on the album.

Mexican tomato grower adds blueberries to program

Apple club variety volumes hold strong The 2020 apple season was a mixed bag of experiences as domestic production in Washington state was down approximately 15 percent from the previous year, which prompted pricing on mainline varietals to move up with the shorter crop, a release from United Apple Sales said. Regionally, club varieties had a strong season in volume and quality. With the price compression on domestic varieties, regional club varieties were competitively priced yet offered more ...

Winter import cherry program continues expanding While cherries have generally been thought of as a summer fruit, United Apple’s import program is making new crop cherries available this month. “We have offered a Chilean cherry program for the past 13 years and demand from retailers keeps growing every season. This year we have broadened the supply base to keep pace with requests from our retailers, who look forward to offering the consumer favorite cherries to build traffic in the produce ...