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State Cherry Forecast Confirms Tough Times for Growers
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 06/29/2012
Wisconsin's tart cherry production is forecast to be less than a half-million pounds this year--down substantially from the 6.7 million pounds harvested during the previous growing season. That's according to new numbers released Thursday by the USDA's National Ag Statistics Service.
State agriculture officials say the early warm spring temperatures caused trees to bud, followed by several days with temperatures below freezing at night.
National tart cherry production is expected to be around 73.1 million pounds, down 68 percent from the 2011 production.
Michigan, which is usually the largest producing state, had nearly all of its crop wiped up this year as a result of a cold spring nights. Their forecast predicts just 5.5 million pounds to be harvested in 2012. That's compared to 157.5 million last year.
New York and Pennsylvania are also expected to product less cherries this year, but Washington is reporting the opposite. Agriculture officials in that state say winter conditions were moderate and the warm spring allowed for an excellent bloom.
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