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Cherry purchases dropped eight percentage points in the past year, putting them at about the same level as they were in Fresh Trends 2007. This marked the largest year-to-year drop of any commodity studied.
Packer Stories

February 5, 2010

The Oppenheimer Group, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based marketing giant, has taken its first plunge into the domestic cherry industry.

February 4, 2010

Tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico over the past 11 months are weighing on sales, and a coalition of industry advocates and sympathetic Democratic lawmakers are pushing the Obama administration to solve the Mexican truck dispute that caused the trade friction.

February 4, 2010

The value of New York's 2009 tree fruit and grape production reportedly dropped 11% from 2008.
Market Scope - Cherries — F.o.b.s as of Feb. 1

January 31, 2010 - February 13, 2010

CHILE — Imports (36-14-4) — Imports via air and boat. Movement expected to decrease as shipping season concludes. Port of entry: Los Angeles area and Philadelphia area. Supplies insufficient to establish a market. LAST REPORT.
 
Executive Brief -

Mother nature had a negative impact on cherry crops in 2008. Significant frost and cooler spring weather in the Northwest and West led to a smaller than expected crop. The peak season for cherries runs from mid-May to mid-August, while cherries imported from Chile and Australia reach the store shelves in December and January.

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