January 1, 2024

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2024 Economic Outlook

Featured stories about the outlook for the tree fruit industry in 2024 — and more — in this issue.

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Tart cherry troubles for U.S. growers

Concord cash prices create confusion

Overtime hours create a harvest handicap for farmers

Pruning planar pear systems

Compressed cherry crop crisis

Indian market reopening for apples

Noah Roth, a young grower from Lowell, Michigan

IFTA 2024 winter conference and tours in Yakima, Washington, Feb. 11–14, early registration extended

Peaches, plums and nectarines from HMC Farms of Kingsburg, California, for sale in a Washington grocery store Sept. 2. The company voluntarily recalled all three of these products marked with stickers 4044 yellow peaches, 4378 yellow nectarines and 4040 black on Nov. 17 due to potential listeria contamination. (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower)

California stone fruit company recalls fruit due to listeria contamination

Washington State Grape Society gathers in Grandview for annual meeting

Oregon State University names Pearson new extension director