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NW Cherry Harvest Behind and Payment for Farmers of Color Delayed - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Ag News: NW Cherry Harvest Behind

California Orchard Removal and China's Record U.S. Corn Imports - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

California Orchard Removal and China s Record U.S. Corn Imports Wednesday May 19th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. Productive orchards are being removed in California’s Central Valley, as farmers cope with severe water shortages prompted by drought and water-system limitations. One Fresno County farmer says he’s pulling out almost 400 acres of almond trees. Federal and state water projects say they will provide little to no irrigation water to many agricultural customers, so farmers must calculate how much food they can grow with limited supplies. Importers can’t get enough U.S. corn with the purchase of 1.36 million tons of corn for delivery to China in the marketing year opening September 1st.

Ag News: Big NW Cherry Crop and China's Record U.S. Corn Imports

The first set of numbers are in and the Northwest cherry crop for this year looks to be bigger than last year’s. Northwest Cherry Growers estimates 23.8 million 20-pound boxes, based on data put together by its Field Estimate team. This estimate is much larger than last year’s crop of 19.8 million boxes, one of the smallest crops in recent years. The actual crop size could differ with harvest still a couple of weeks away.   Importers can’t get enough U.S. corn with the purchase of 1.36 million tons of corn for delivery to China in the marketing year opening September 1st.

Over 237,000 tons of cherries forecast in 2021

Over 237,000 tons of cherries forecast in 2021 Late last week, Northwest Cherry Growers released it first crop projection of the year. The early estimate places the 2021 crop at 237,992 tons. Northwest Cherry Growers points out the 22-person estimation team looks at their orchards as well as the surrounding area’s volume dynamics. Based on accumulated Growing Degree Days, harvest is expected to start by June 1st. While numbers for the most part are encouraging at this stage of the season, there are some concerns, primarily from cold overnight lows in April resulting in frost damage, as well as windy conditions this spring, which may have negatively impacted the bloom. The anticipation at this point is these issues will result in a slower first few days of harvest industry wide.