How can grocery stores get ripe fruits of all types every single week of the year?

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I understand that fruit can get sent by air all the way from Chile to the United States when it is winter in the U.S. But even within the Northern or Southern hemisphere, it seems that harvest season is going to vary by latitude. So, the regions in which cherries, or apples, or tomatoes, etc. are ready for picking will continuously vary every week. How can grocery store suppliers constantly vary where they source their ripe fruit every single week of the year? How can they have relationships with so many farmers in so many regions and even countries? Is there a website farmers can use to tell suppliers all over the world when their fruits are ripe?

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Our grocery goods come from various sources usually roughly like:

1. Local/in-season produce.
2. Imported goods from states like California or countries like Mexico with longer growing seasons.
3. Early harvested (pre-ripened) goods stored in warehouses to delay distribution.
4. Overseas goods from countries like China or Argentina with offset growing seasons or broader growing seasons.
5. Greenhouse grown goods (expensive).

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