Storms Damage State Cherry Crop

High winds and rain in the Yakima Valley have taken their toll on the cherry crop, growers and packers say.

Early-season fruit “pack-outs” - tallies of how many loads of fruit were sorted, graded and packaged - have not been good, said Gary Bailey, a warehouse manager in Zillah.

Pack-outs indicate how much fruit was considered good enough for shipment and how much was discarded because of damage.