The cherry harvest has commenced in California, with the Northwest anticipating the start soon. Initial forecasts for the current year's production are set at almost 2.1 million twenty-pound boxes, marking an increase of about 12% from the previous year.
The President of the Northwest Cherry Growers has expressed optimism for the upcoming harvest in June, contingent on favorable weather conditions over the following month. "I just got off the phone with one of my bigger growers, and he said he couldn't have painted a better crop on the trees. He said, this is, this thing looks perfect. He said, six to eight, nine tons to the acre, depending on what orchard you're in, and he said the fruits going to size. He goes, 'This is lining up to be a really good one,'" B.J. Thurlby remarked.
Source: rfdtv.com