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Nearly 9.8M Boxes Of Cherries Harvested This Season
Nearly 9.8M Boxes Of Cherries Harvested This Season
Nearly 9.8M Boxes Of Cherries Harvested This Season
After a delayed start thanks to cool, wet weather this spring, the 2022 cherry harvest is progressing nicely across the Pacific Northwest.  As of Thursday, July 25th, the Northwest cherry industry has shipped 9,745,008 twenty-pound equivalent boxes. ...
NASS: Sweet Cherry Crop Expected To Be Smaller
NASS: Sweet Cherry Crop Expected To Be Smaller
NASS: Sweet Cherry Crop Expected To Be Smaller
If you're a fan of sweet cherries, NASS doesn't have the best news to share. "Not as great a season for the sweet cherries this year," said NASS' Lance Honig.  "In fact, down about 27% from what was produced last year.   Last year was a really good crop, but still that's a pretty sharp drop off from last year.  In fact, tha...
Thurlby: Northwest Cherry Crop Hit Hard By April Snow
Thurlby: Northwest Cherry Crop Hit Hard By April Snow
Thurlby: Northwest Cherry Crop Hit Hard By April Snow
We have a better idea how damaging mid-April’s snow storm was to the Northwest cherry crop. During their recent five-state meeting, Northwest Cherry Growers forecasted the 2022 crop at 13-14 million 20-pound boxes. “There’s just not as many cherries out there, these growers have sustained some real hits, and the hope is that we have enough to harvest and we have enough to at least get out to the
April Weather Delaying Cherry Estimate
April Weather Delaying Cherry Estimate
April Weather Delaying Cherry Estimate
According to Northwest Cherry Growers, the initial crop estimate expected out this week will be delayed because of the winter-like weather that hit the area in mid-April. Not only did many cherry growing regions see extremely cold weather last month, but several saw snow, forcing the delay of the initial crop estimate ...
Thurlby: Snow May Delay Cherry Crop, No Extensive Damage Expected
Thurlby: Snow May Delay Cherry Crop, No Extensive Damage Expected
Thurlby: Snow May Delay Cherry Crop, No Extensive Damage Expected
The winter-like stormed that rolled across the Pacific Northwest Sunday and Monday not only brought unseasonably cold temperatures to the area, but extremely late season snow as well. Snow totals varied from a few inches on the Palouse, to 3”-8” in the Hood River area and as much as 12” around Medford. What impa ...
Newhouse: LCD Research Must Be A Priority For USDA
Earlier this month Dan Newhouse, chair of the Western Caucus, and G.T. Thompson, the House Ag Committee Republican leader, wrote a letter to USDA regarding Little Cherry Disease and the damage being done to the industry. Newhouse said during a recent trip to central Washington, the lawmakers spoke with tree fruit leaders about what growers are seeing and the long term impact LCD is having on indu
2021 Cherry Harvest Closes In On 14 Million Boxes Shipped
2021 Cherry Harvest Closes In On 14 Million Boxes Shipped
2021 Cherry Harvest Closes In On 14 Million Boxes Shipped
As the 2021 cherry harvest continues, the news is both good and not so good. To date nearly 13,767,157 20-pound boxes have been picked and shipped, and it looks like the supply will meet the demand of late July promotions. However, the impact of the late June heat is really starting to impact numbers ...
Over 11M Boxes Of Cherries Have Been Shipped
Over 11M Boxes Of Cherries Have Been Shipped
Over 11M Boxes Of Cherries Have Been Shipped
Despite a rollercoaster of a year, the cherry harvest continues to progress for Northwest growers. As of Wednesday, 11,311,597 20-pound boxes have been shipped. According to Cherry Growers Northwest, the industry has shipped an average of 420,000 boxes per day for the past week to points around the world ...

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