RIO RICO, AZ — In mid-May, as the Mexican mango deal made its steady seasonal northward progression toward Nayarit, the mango market fell to as low as $2 or $3 a box for small-sized fruit, said Edgar Duarte, a partner in Higueral Produce Inc., located here. Larger sizes were $4 to $5 a box.

Sunny Valley International, headquartered in Glassboro, NJ, is anticipating good peach and blueberry crops out of New Jersey this season.

Bob Von Rohr, director of customer relations, said the New Jersey blueberry crop is expected to have a normal start this year.

“Temperatures have been on the warm side the last couple of weeks,” Von Rohr said on May 12. “Our projected start is June 19. We ramp up quickly with Duke variety blues and move into the Bluecrop variety for the second half of our season.”

Kingston & Associates Marketing LLC, based in Idaho Falls, ID, announced the sale of Kingston Cross Dock International Inc. to American Consolidation & Logistics, a family-owned business that provides handling and storage of perishables and consolidation services to customers in the United States, Caribbean, Central America and South America.

Bob Von Rohr, director of customer relations for Sunny Valley International, said the New Jersey’s blueberry crop is on track for a great season.

The company, headquartered in Glassboro, NJ, has enjoyed favorable weather this spring for producing an excellent and full crop.

“Timing of movements out of New Jersey appears to be heading toward a normal start,” said Von Rohr. “And indications are that growers will have a good supply of labor for harvesting.”

HAMMONTON, NJ — It’s no secret that growers always keep an eye on the weather. John Galaida, general manager of Pleasantdale Farms, is no exception. In looking at the upcoming New Jersey blueberry season, he took a look back at the 2014-15 winter and the impact it might have.

“It was a colder than average winter,” he told The Produce News Wednesday morning, May 27 at his office here in southern New Jersey.

HAMMONTON, NJ — Every year around the end of May, longtime blueberry industry veteran Tim Wetherbee can’t wait to start the New Jersey blueberry season. The winter is long gone, the weather gets warm, and the berries are getting bigger on the bushes.

“This time of the year is just anxiety and speculation,” Wetherbee, sales manager at Diamond Blueberry Inc., told The Produce News Wednesday morning, May 27. “I wish I was picking today. When you get this close, you want to get going.”