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Millions of dollars worth of Yakima fruit is still hanging on the trees. Not because it hasn't ripened, but because there's no one to pick it and time is quickly running out. It's a sign of the times for Yakima growers: signs saying workers needed. Our news partner KIMA Action News found four out of five growers across the Yakima Valley are in desperate need of workers for this year's harvest. "There's just no help floating around, “says Mark McAllister McAllister is a grower who admits one of his best growing years could turn into one of his worst harvests. A lack of workers is part of the problem. The late season is also taking part of the blame.