Market research conducted during the 2009 season on behalf of the Northwest Cherry Growers shows that cherries maintain the number-one retail produce spot during the month of July, with an average dollar per square foot contribution of $208, possibly the highest number that retailers see all year. The Northwest Cherry Growers, the promotion arm for sweet cherry growers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Montana, took advantage of last year’s large sweet cherry crop to collect data that will be useful in the coming years as production increases. NWCG collects annual category performance data, but took the opportunity last year […]