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Clamshells gain on pouch bags for cherry packaging

Jun 19, 2018 by Tom Burfield
Pouch bags have become the primary delivery method for Northwest cherries, but clamshell containers rapidly are gaining popularity.
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Northwest Cherries 2018 business updates

Jun 14, 2018 by Tom Burfield
Catch up on the latest from grower-shippers that produce and market Northwest cherries, from increased volumes of organic and proprietary varieties of cherries to new optical sorters and personnel.
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CMI Orchards thrilled by early cherry quality

Jun 12, 2018 by Daniel Vanderhorst
With cherry harvest underway in the Pacific Northwest, Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards is already receiving positive feedback on the quality, sweetness and texture of this season’s early fruit.
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Organic cherries play small but important role

Jun 12, 2018 by Tom Burfield
Retailers and consumers should have no problem finding organic cherries from the Pacific Northwest this season.
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Northwest offers varietal cherry options

Jun 07, 2018 by Tom Burfield
Nearly a dozen major varieties of cherries are available from Northwest cherry grower-shippers, and new ones seem to be popping up all the time.
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Northwest cherries popular in export markets

Jun 06, 2018 by Tom Burfield
Exports account for a significant amount of Northwest cherry volume.

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Northwest cherries a moneymaker for retailers

Jun 05, 2018 by Tom Burfield
Probably no one is more thrilled than Northwest retailers when local cherries arrive each June.

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NW cherry estimate sets up for good 4th of July, late season

Jun 03, 2018 by Chris Koger
An updated crop estimate from the Northwest Cherry Growers shows initial estimates of 23 million 20-pound box equivalents should hold true, with harvest of the Chelan variety starting on June 4.
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Northwest growers anticipate solid cherry season

May 25, 2018 by Tom Burfield
Rain and low temperatures lingered longer than usual in the Pacific Northwest this spring, but cherry growers had their fingers crossed for the weather to comer right for a productive and profitable season.

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Northwest cherry crop estimate down from 2017

May 10, 2018 by Tom Karst
The first industry estimate of Northwest cherries puts the crop at 22.6 million 20-pound cartons, down double digits from a year ago.
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Stemilt reports fast start, big volumes on cherries

Jun 14, 2017 by The Packer
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers LLC is crediting ideal weather conditions for a good start and big volumes on its Washington cherry crop.
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Stemilt predicts sweet season for Skylar Rae cherries

Jun 06, 2017 by The Packer
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers expects bigger volume and sweet success for its bi-color cherry Skylar Rae.
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Cherry industry eyes proprietary varieties

Jun 01, 2017 by The Packer
WENATCHEE, Wash. — More cherry marketers may consider branded proprietary cherry varieties in coming years, but the formula won’t be the same as it is for apples.
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Northwest Cherries business updates

May 31, 2017 by The Packer
Business updates on companies featured in The Packer's Northwest Cherries section
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Big, early volumes characterized 2016’s cherry deal

May 30, 2017 by The Packer
With fruit big, early and sweet, 2016 was a good year for Northwest cherries.
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Organic cherry volume inches higher

May 24, 2017 by The Packer
YAKIMA, Wash. — Organic cherry production is growing in the Northwest, but not at the same quick rate as apples.
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First estimate points to larger Northwest cherry crop

May 05, 2017 by The Packer
In the first production estimate of the year, the Northwest Cherries Field Estimate team projects a crop 21.8 million 20-pound boxes, up from 20.9 million boxes last year but short of the 2014 record crop of 23.2 millio

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