SGS is a grower, packer and shipper of stone fruit, grapes, cherries and citrus, and it ships imported items year-round.

In 2023, the company has seen an increase in volume due to new plantings. It has also made some adjustments to its team by promoting Steve Rusca to general manager and hiring Kira Navison as the director of marketing.

Another exciting development is the addition of citrus to its product line this year.

New Jersey peach and nectarine growers are expecting unusually high demand for their fruit this season after weather affected other growing regions. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture is poised to help growers and retailers get the word out that Jersey Fresh peaches are in-season.

Stemilt’s Washington apricot crop will bring big fruit this year. Apricots are back mid-June through July with promotion windows starting July Fourth onward. Brian Evans, Stemilt senior sales manager, anticipates quality and size will increase during this year’s apricot season and shares how retailers can promote apricots mid-June.

It’s never too early to start setting up your stone fruit display for the summer months ahead. The early fruit is already starting to arrive in the stores and will increase in volume as we move into June.

Fruit World has embraced a delayed start to stone fruit season to ensure ideal ripening and fruit quality, now shipping the ripest early cherry varieties — Hazel and Royal Lynn — with the Coral variety soon to follow.

Sunny Valley International is a shipper and full-service marketing company specializing in imported and domestic fruit sales. As of early May, the company is wrapping up its winter import season, which features imported berries, grapes and pears, among other things, and planning for the transition to its summer fruit season.