date:May 22, 2023
20-21 million cases of cherries--much more than 2022s 12.4 million boxes. Dark Sweets should start June 12-15th while Rainier will begin June 22/23. The season should go until mid to late July. This gives us good promotable volumes, says one shipper. If we harvest a 20-21 million box crop, well see aggressive cherry retail prices all summer.
The majority of cherry orchards in British Columbia have finished blossom. It too was preparing for a later season start. The start of blossom was about tw