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In a survey of Northwest cherry shippers, The Packer asked suppliers for their reasons for optimism for the 2021 Northwest cherry season.
Look for a bigger crop of Northwest cherries in 2021 and a nice-sized promotion window for retailers.
Cherry harvest for Domex Superfresh Growers will start around the first week of June, and gradually ramp up with good volume in mid-June, said Catherine Gipe-Stewart, communications manager for the company.
Early indications for the 2021 Northwest cherry crop suggest that it will be a more normal year and volume will be up over last season, said Chuck Sinks.
Chelan Fresh expects to peak on rainier cherries July 1, with dark sweet cherries peaking around July 14.
Within the broad categories of dark sweet and yellow sweet selections, the quest for improved cherry varieties continues for Northwest growers.
CMI Orchards expects an outstanding year for its Northwest cherry crop, said George Harter, vice president of marketing for the company.
The cherry crop outlook is good, but The Oppenheimer Group experienced some frost damage in its orchards, said Jon Bailey, director of the cherry category for Vancouver, British Columbia-based Oppy.
With supply from both California and the Northwest, Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will have cherries to sell from May to August.
Other than chipping potatoes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Market News Service did not report any fruit and vegetable shipment figures from Ohio in 2020.