With cherry harvest beginning in the San Joaquin Valley, marketers say they expect a large crop of high quality, and that workers will be protected against the pandemic.
U.S.-grown tree fruit has been more plentiful. Government estimates show apple production up 4%, peach crops up 13% and the cherry harvest up 5% compared to a year ago.
Have you had a chance to taste a cherry from the Yakima Valley this year? Growers in the Yakima Valley expect a crop between 18 and 20 million boxes when the harvest is over. Some orchards have already been picked others are still waiting for cherries to ripen on trees...
The Purdue-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer for May is in and the results found farmers and ranchers less optimistic than April. Some of the decline in producers’ sentiment during May was attributable to changing perceptions about the livestock sector...
Cherry growers from throughout the Northwest will gather at the Yakima Convention Center on Friday for the 70th annual Cherry Institute. James Michael, with Northwest Cherry Growers, says it is a day of education for growers. Growers learn the newest techniques and have a chance to talk with other farmers from throughout the region...
The five states that make up the Northwest Cherry Growers have broken their shipment record this year and the season isn't over yet. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports 22.7 million boxes of cherries have been shipped this year so far...