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  • May 1st 2026 Issue
  • Story by Kate Prengaman
  • New trade tactics for tree fruit

    Northwest growers invested in getting trade priorities in front of the Trump administration amid global renegotiations.

    —Last spring, the Washington Apple Commission and Washington State Fruit Commission voted to put $700,000 and $100,000, respectively, of grower money behind a new effort get the industry’s export market priorities into the Trump administration’s new trade negotiations. What’s next remains uncertain as the president alters his tactics following the Supreme Court ruling in February.

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