A new tree-fruit acreage survey in Washington State shows a decline in all tree fruits except cherries over the past five years, and suggests that the state will be harvesting more late-season cherries in the future. The survey, compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shows that Washington has 234,000 acres of tree fruits, a slight decline from the last survey in 2006. Sweet cherry plantings in the state have increased steadily from under 14,000 acres 25 years ago to more than 38,000 acres today. The Yakima and Wenatchee districts each have close to 13,500 acres of cherries, and another […]