This strong start in June has relatively followed the pre-season projections. "Assuming that trend continues, now is the time to lock into cherries for the late July/early August window and capitalize on the last chance at summer sales."
"The Northwest light sweet crop has been shaping up nicely this season. As with the earliest dark sweet varieties, the Early Robin and early plantings of Rainiers showed a little more winter reduction on the crop. However, the transition to Rainier is nearly complete in all regions. Overall sizing of the light sweets is up compared to last season. These color-picked favorites will make great displays for National Rainier Cherry Day on July 11th - the next ad week following the 4th of July."
