cherry harvest

Northwest Cherries announced Monday that 15.3 million 20-pound boxes have been shipped this season.

While only a few weeks old, the Northwest cherry season is off to a great start.  With what growers have called "perfect production weather", large numbers of red and yellow cherries have been packed and shipped for consumers across the Northwest, across the county and across the world.  La...

You’ve probably noticed that local cherries have finally made their way to neighborhood grocery stores and fruit stands across the Northwest.  And the expectation this year is for a sizeable crop.  Northwest Cherries is expecting a crop this year between 22-22.5 million 20-pound boxes. ...

Cherry season is officially here in the Northwest.  Growers are harvesting early varieties, and producers say the size and quality looks good.  Northwest Cherries said they are shipping over 250,000 boxes (20-pound equivalents) a day, which brings the season total shipped to 1,000,000 boxes.  Northwest Cherries adds shi...

Cherry producers from across the Northwest met in Richland, WA, this week, and rolled out the first estimate of the 2025 crop.  Northwest Cherry Growers said they are expecting a crop of 21.4 million 20-pound boxes this year, between Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana and Utah.  If...

Idaho 2024-2025 FFA Vice President Josh Nelson talks about the important role advocacy plays at his family's cherry farm.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...

B.J. Thurlby takes a look back on the 2024 cherry crop and provides us his thoughts and insights about what growers can expect in 2025.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@to...

Cherries Northwest President B.J. Thurlby takes a look back on the 2024 cherry season.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

Berries, fruits, and other crops are in harvest mode and cherries are just one of those products coming to market.

After a delayed start thanks to cool, wet weather this spring, the 2022 cherry harvest is progressing nicely across the Pacific Northwest.  As of Thursday, July 25th, the Northwest cherry industry has shipped 9,745,008 twenty-pound equivalent boxes. ...