Cherry Growers Wrap Up June On Strong Note

We’re only a month into the cherry harvest.  But we’ve already seen some record fall.

According to Northwest Cherry Growers, on Monday June 25^th, growers had reached a new industrial daily shipping record of 712,486 boxes.  The group says that’s the first time Northwest box count has surpassed 700,000 boxes in a single day.  Growers then hit 708,000 boxes on Friday, June 29^th.

Because of early demand domestically and overseas, growers have been in a “pick and ship” mode since harvest began in early June.  June volume this year was every bit as strong as projected prior to the season.  If the preliminary total of 11 million boxes for the month holds, that would make it the third largest June in industry history.

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