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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Pacific Northwest cherry crop this year is the smallest in 14 years at least in part because of a spring snowstorm. The smaller-than-usual fruit harvest happened largely because Oregon and Washington were hit with a severe winter storm on April 14, during the region’s cherry blossom bloom, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported .