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• Northwest cherry growers upbeat about crop

  May 17, 2012 in Region Northwest cherry growers are optimistic about the looming cherry harvest, one that is expected to be long on quality even if it falls just short of record volume.

• Local cherry season slow to start, fruit ready for picking next week

  July 13, 2011 in Food on Page C1 Seems patience is the secret ingredient in this year’s local growing season. The appearance of hot, sunny days may make one anxious for the fruits of mid-summer, but area farms …

• Cherries finally ready to harvest

  June 30, 2011 in Business on Page A10 YAKIMA – In the early morning shade of Don Olmstead Jr.’s orchard, workers scurry to and from a weighing table with buckets of pink-and-yellow Rainier cherries. And it’s about time, …

• Smaller, better Northwest cherry crop expected

  May 20, 2010 in City, Region Northwest cherry growers expect a smaller crop this year than the 2009 record but with a longer harvest period, which should extend sales. 3

• New inspection rules help West Coast cherry exporters

  July 7, 2009 in City, Region Cherry growers in three West Coast states will be able to ship sweet cherries to Japan more cheaply because of a change in the country’s pest control requirements for imports …

• Cherry crop may be delayed; apple crop larger

  April 8, 2009 in Region Cooler than usual spring weather could put Washington’s cherry crop behind schedule.

• New rule could hurt cherry exports

  December 28, 2008 in City on Page B7 WENATCHEE – Washington tree fruit companies are anxiously awaiting a new Homeland Security rule that they say could disrupt about $60 million worth of cherry exports next season. The new …