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Good News For Growers – Apple Tariffs Lifted, Funding Coming For Cherries

A trade war that started with tariffs on steel and aluminum soon moved to other commodities. Last week, Washington apple growers got a break from the politics. Marcus Bellissimo reports. Just as local apple producers are cheering the end of tariffs on exports to Mexico, cherry growers in the region got a boost from Congress.…

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Early Harvest, High Quality Marks 2016 Cherry Crop

Apple harvest is going strong, pears are wrapping up and cherries are in the bag. The 2016 cherry harvest brought in 19 million 20-pound boxes, a rise from last year but down from 2014. KOHO’s Chris Hansen talks with Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, to talk about this year’s early…

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Early Cherry Harvest Winding Down

With an early start to this year’s cherry harvest in central Washington, the fruit hit markets and stores much earlier. But even with the early heat, the crop reached quality and quantity targets, says Jon DeVanney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association.

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Cherry Harvest Off to Hot, Early Start

Estimates are in for this year’s cherry harvest, one of the pillar crops of North Central Washington. and growers predict it will be a solid year with a near-record number of boxes shipped from the Pacific Northwest. That despite a big hit to the Bing variety this year. Dan Langager has more on what you can…

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