Washington is the number one producer for sweet cherries nationwide, but last year's cold and wet spring severely depleted production, making it one of the smallest harvests in the last decade. FOX13
Wild buys his cherries and produce from local farmers to sell in his store. He said his farming partners produced just enough cherries for him to sell until August.There is optimism for the 2023 cherry season. Experts estimate cherry growers in Washington will pick 21 million 20-pound boxes. This is an increase from 13 million in 2022, and 20 million back in 2021.
"There’s too many high costs. Yeah, there’s revenue there, but when we take out the labor and everything else, I’m not going to make a lot more money this year than I have in the past," said Wild. "The ability to get [cherries] picked has a lot to do with it. If you can’t find somebody that’s willing to pick them, then they just go to waste."
Some of those costs are reflected in the cost-per-pound for customers, but people are still willing to pay a slightly higher price.
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