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“Retailers need to get used to selling cherries for at least $2.99/lb” Washington’s cherry season is here. “We have some minor oddball varieties that are being picked now already, but harvest of larger volumes will start this Friday, June 4,” says Dan Davis with Starr Ranch Growers. “From there, harvest will ramp up pretty quickly and by the middle of next week the lines will be running full shifts.” The one-week overlap with California’s season is expected to have a minimal effect. Still bit of scarcity Washington state is looking at increased production compared to last year...

Apple exports humming along despite unique commodity challenges Apple exports from Washington are moving well on the state’s smaller crop. “We’re in good shape on exports right now. As far as movement, there are a lot of places where retail has been better than a normal year,” says Steve Reinholt, export sales manager at Starr Ranch Growers in Wenatchee, WA, who attributes that of course to stay at home orders which over the past year has had consumers discovering how to cook. “Our total crop though was down substantially so all of our numbers are down correspondingly.” Photo: Sta...

Tighter supplies of Washington apples brings pricing back in line Supplies of Washington apples are slimmer than usual. “Right now, the overall crop is 15-20 percent off from what we estimated last year, so supplies are certainly tight across the board,” says Dan Davis of Starr Ranch Growers in Wenatchee, WA. He notes conventional supplies are tighter than their organic counterparts given Starr Ranch had an increase in its organic volume. “Conventionally, especially on a lot of the later harvests such as Fujis, we’re significantly off in volume.” Meanwhile on Starr Ranch’s club va...

Year overview 2020: September In September, high citrus demand continued to be a dominant theme. In addition to this, the apple and pomegranate harvests were underway and made a big splash on the world market, and climate events such as droughts, wildfires and a volcanic eruption affected the produce industry. Tropical and exotic produce in Latin America The Brazilian guava season saw some challenges in September, with lower volumes being harvested to due weather issues and also logistical challenges due to the pandemic, since the guavas are exported by airfreight. Ecuador’s mango season st...