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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Some product can be stored for a long time by adjusting the temperature, moisture, various gases in the air mixture… the average grocery store apple was picked 15 months ago. Even if some items can’t be stored that long, there are ways to prolong how long it can go from field to store shelf.
Other items can be grown in different places depending on time of year… blueberries might be grown in California during the fall and winter, Alabama and Georgia in early spring, Tennessee in late spring, Michigan and Pennsylvania in summer.
Then there are greenhouse, hydroponics, etc. that can be grown year round.
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