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Weather fluctuationsâ affect on apple growers still to be determined
While itâs still early in their seasons, two U.S. apple-growing regions have been contending with significant temperature shifts.
Michigan recently saw two cold mornings with temperatures getting down to about 26 degrees Fahrenheit for about three hours. âThe bud development on apples is still pretty tight so the damage doesnât appear to be severe. But time will tell,â says Ken Korson, apple commodity manager for North Bay Produce Inc. based in Traverse City, MI. âBut itâs way too early to tell what size of crop weâre going to have.â
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More and more off-season cherries make way into North America
Import cherries look to be an increasingly available commodity in the winter months in North America.
North Bay Produce in Traverse City, MI is in its first year of shipping import cherries currently the Royal Dawn, Lapin, Bing and Santina and are shipping product from Argentina where one of North Bay’s owners is the grower.
“There seems to be decent volume out there but the market is coming down as we get into the holidays and as Chile gets going,” says Ryan Lockman of North Bay. “Supplies out there seem to be plentiful at this time.” He notes Argentina began production mid-November and ships until the end of January. Chile’s season runs similar to Argentina’s.