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CapitalPress.com
June 23, 2017
California sets cherry record; big Washington crop rolling
By DAN WHEAT
Capital Press
YAKIMA, Wash. — Cal-
ifornia has finished its best
cherry season in recent mem-
ory at 9.7 million, 18-pound
boxes, surpassing its previous
record of 8.7 million boxes in
2008.
“It was a good year for
them. Consumers were get-
ting good fruit and we’ll keep
right on rolling with good
fruit,” B.J. Thurlby, president
of Northwest Cherry Growers
in Yakima, said of the Wash-
ington crop just ramping up.
“They needed it after the
last few years of rain and poor
fruit sets. We’re very happy
for them,” he said of Califor-
nia. Washington harvest be-
gan June 6 at Doebler Orchard
in Mattawa and has continued
with other Mattawa and Pasco
growers in light volumes the
last two weeks.
“We’ll be close to 1 million
(20-pound boxes) shipped
by today. Cool weather has
backed us up a couple more
days. We originally antici-
pated we’d be at 5 million by
the Fourth of July but it will
be closer to 3.5 to 4 million,”
Thurlby said on June 19.
That’s less than liked but
still “decent” volume for
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Cherries drop onto a conveyor at Columbia Fruit Packers, Wenatchee, Wash., on June 20. Chelan and
Bing cherries are being packed for export to Japan and South Korea.
Fourth of July sales, he said.
The Pacific Northwest
forecast a 22.7-million,
20-pound box crop on May
17, with Washington produc-
ing 81 percent of that.
However, there is specu-
lation the crop could easily
exceed the 23.2 million-box
record set in 2014.
Early variety Chelan and
Tieton cherries wrapped up
in Mattawa and Pasco, where
picking is turning to Bing.
The Lower Yakima Valley
and Wenatchee are working
on early varieties.
There’s good harvest
spread among districts, which
makes for good quality and
marketing and eases labor
needs, Thurlby said.
“The weather this week
looks wonderful. When it
stays mild, not too hot, we end
up with great quality,” he said.
June 15 rain and hail dam-
aged cherries in Grandview
and Finley, but it was spotty,
said Frank Lyall, a Grandview
grower.
“I haven’t heard of any-
one walking away from an
orchard (as a total loss),” he
said.
“The wild card with a
large cherry crop is how clean
a crop. So far out of Matta-
wa, we’ve been happy with
a cullage rate of less than 20
percent on Chelan and Tieton
and packout of large, firm
cherries,” Lyall said.
Norm
Gutzwiler,
a
Wenatchee grower, said wind
has been a constant battle,
marking a lot of cherries.
Lyall’s brother, Charles, a
Mattawa grower, said he suf-
fered a little wind damage on
June 12 and 13. He said he
got slightly higher than aver-
age yield in Chelans at 8 tons
per acre and his average in
Tietons was 3 tons. Tietons
were large and Chelans were
pretty good at 10.5-row. That
means 10.5 cherries to fill a
row in a box.
Many years ago, the Wash-
ington industry banned 13-
row cherries as too small and
a few years ago voted on ban-
ning 12-row. It didn’t pass.
With fewer warm days to
size up this year’s crop, cher-
ries will be about one size
smaller than last year, which
was a year of unusually large
cherries, said Bruce Turner,
national marketing represen-
tative at Oneonta Starr Ranch
Growers in Wenatchee.
Tom Riggan, president
of Chelan Fresh Marketing,
agreed, saying early cherries
are running 10.5-row versus
10- and 9.5-row a year ago.
While growers fear labor
shortages further into the sea-
son, labor usually is sufficient
in early picking.
Charles Lyall said that was
true for his early cherries. He
said he had about 150 pick-
ers and turned away a lot of
California pickers looking for
work. The test will come, he
said, as harvest volume picks
up in Bing in the last week of
June. He’s down to 10 pickers
now in the lull before Bing
and hopes to have no problem
getting more again. Harvest
spread among districts will
help, he said.
Thurlby said California
had enough labor and he’s
hoping Washington will also
as California pickers head
north. He said he hasn’t heard
of any packing house labor
shortages.
Reggie Collins, general
manager of Chelan Fruit Co-
operative, said on May 12 that
he was short 400 applicants
for a June 10-12 packing start.
On June 20, he said adver-
tising resulted in more than
1,000 applications from as far
away as Idaho and California
for sorters and packers.
“We’re fairly optimistic,
but they have to show up. We
will need 700 to 800 of those
for double-shifting on three
cherry lines from the last
week of June through July
20,” he said.
Even though all three are
new, high-tech lines requiring
fewer sorters, they need pack-
ers for the variety of pouch
bags, clamshells and other
packaging, he said.
Too early to worry about falling Sugar producers endorse updated
number problems, researchers say trade agreement with Mexico
It’s too soon for farmers
to start worrying about tem-
perature fluctuations leading
to low falling numbers in
their wheat crop, Washington
researchers say.
Temperatures in the 90s
on May 30 followed by high
temperatures in the 60s have
some wheat growers worried
about a repeat of last year’s
falling number problems, a
post on Washington State
University’s Small Grains
website reports.
Falling number is a test
that measures starch dam-
age that affects the quality
of baked goods and noodles.
Farmers were caught off
guard last year when rough-
ly 44 percent of soft white
wheat samples and 42 per-
cent of club wheat samples
received ratings below 300,
Capital Press File
Researchers say it’s too
early for temperature swings
to cause starch damage in this
year’s wheat crop.
the industry standard pre-
ferred by key overseas cus-
tomers. The problem did not
make its way to international
buyers.
The industry estimates the
damage last year cost more
than $30 million in lower
prices.
The widespread problem
was partly due to late maturi-
ty alpha-amylase, an enzyme
that develops in response to
widely fluctuating tempera-
tures about one month after
pollen-shedding, according
to WSU.
It is difficult to pinpoint
the window of LMA-sensi-
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PUBLIC NOTICE BY WASHINGTON STATE PORK PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL PORK BOARD
The election of pork producer delegate candidates for the 2018
National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place at
1:00 pm, Wednesday, July 7, 2017 in conjunction with a Board of
Directors meeting of Washington State Pork Producers Association, in
Room 1 of the Soup It Up Restaurant, 109 East First Street, in Ritzville,
Washington, 99169. All Washington State pork producers are invited to
attend.
Any producer, age 18 or older, who is a resident of the state and has
paid all assessments due may be considered as a delegate candidate
and/or participate in the election. All eligible producers are encouraged
to bring with them a sales receipt proving that hogs were sold in their
name and the checkoff deducted. For more information, contact
Washington State Pork Producers Association, 2001 VanTine Road,
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tivity for this year’s crop be-
cause it depends on when the
wheat reached pollen-shed-
ding, an event that depends
on temperature and variety,
according to WSU. Wheat in
Central Washington reached
this stage during the week
following Memorial Day,
while wheat farther east is
just starting to head.
“We guesstimate that
wheat in Central Washing-
ton may become LMA-sen-
sitive during the last two
weeks of June, while wheat
farther to the east may be-
come LMA-sensitive during
the first two weeks of July,”
WSU’s post states.
For more information,
contact USDA Agricultural
Research Service molecular
geneticist Camille Steber at
csteber@wsu.edu or Ryan
Higginbotham, director of
WSU’s cereal variety testing
program, at rhigginbotham@
wsu.edu.
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Wheat will reach
sensitive stage in
late June, early July
Capital Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
An organization represent-
ing U.S. beet and cane sugar
farmers says it supports a re-
vised agreement to resolve the
illegal dumping of subsidized
Mexican sugar onto the U.S.
market.
In 2014 Mexico and the
U.S. reached an agreement,
in lieu of protective tariffs,
limiting the amount and type
of sugar Mexico could export
into the U.S.
Based on U.S. growers’
concerns that the agreement
failed to address the glut of
Mexican sugar on the market
and increase U.S. prices, the
countries recently reached a
tentative agreement setting
higher minimum prices for
the sale of Mexican sugar into
the U.S. and requiring that a
greater percentage of Mexi-
can sugar be shipped in an un-
refined form to meet demand
at U.S. refineries.
Leaders of the Ameri-
can Sugar Alliance said they
liked many aspects of the pro-
posed updated settlement but
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Sugar beets grow in Idaho. A revised deal with Mexico will close a
loophole and benefit U.S. cane and beet sugar producers.
couldn’t support it. They ex-
plained Mexico has the right
to supply all U.S. sugar needs
when its own production and
existing agreements with oth-
er countries are insufficient to
meet demand. The Alliance
argued the original version of
the settlement update would
open a loophole allowing
Mexico to decide the form
of sugar to send the U.S. —
refined or unrefined — to fill
unmet demand.
ASA spokesman Phillip
Hayes said in a June 15 press
release his organization will
now support the agreement
because the Department of
Commerce has tightened it to
address the loophole.
President Donald Trump
“has said repeatedly that
trade agreements and U.S.
trade laws don’t work without
strong enforcement,” Hayes
said in the press release. “For
too long, Mexico has been
allowed to sidestep our trade
laws, but those days are over.”
Based on price declines
following sugar dumping,
ASA estimates Mexico cost
U.S. sugar producers $2 bil-
lion during 2013 and 2014
combined, and another $2 bil-
lion since the original agree-
ment was signed.
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Public Notice Announcing Scoping Meeting
Swalley Irrigation District System Improvements
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources
Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), with assistance of The Farmers
Conservation Alliance and in cooperation with the Swalley
Irrigation District and Deschutes Basin Board of Control as the
project sponsor, is considering improvements to aging irrigation
infrastructure in the Swalley Irrigation District. Improvements
under consideration may be partially funded through the
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (PL83-566)
and will address water conservation, enhancement of aquatic
species habitat, and public safety risks while supporting existing
agricultural land use.
Public Notice Announcing Scoping Meeting
Tumalo Irrigation District System Improvements
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources
Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), with assistance of The Farmers
Conservation Alliance and in cooperation with the Tumalo Irrigation
District and Deschutes Basin Board of Control as the project sponsor,
is considering improvements to aging irrigation infrastructure in the
Tumalo Irrigation District. Improvements under consideration may
be partially funded through the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act of 1954 (PL83-566) and will address water
conservation, enhancement of aquatic species habitat and public
safety risks while supporting existing agricultural land use.
Public Notice Announcing Scoping Meeting
Central Oregon Irrigation District System Improvements
The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources
Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), with assistance of The Farmers
Conservation Alliance and in cooperation with the Central Oregon
Irrigation District and Deschutes Basin Board of Control as the
project sponsor, is considering improvements to aging irrigation
infrastructure in the Central Oregon Irrigation District.
Improvements under consideration may be partially funded through
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (PL83-
566) and will address water conservation, enhancement of aquatic
species habitat and public safety risks while supporting existing
agricultural land use.
The proposed projects are located in the north-central portion of
Deschutes County. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
and the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations at 40 CFR
Parts 1500-1508 require an evaluation of potential environmental
impacts associated with federal projects and actions with input from
the public.
You are invited to attend a public scoping open house where your
input is requested. The range of resource issues and conceptual
alternatives addressing system improvements to the Swalley
Irrigation District will be presented and discussed.
Public Scoping Open House: Date: July 6, 2017 - Thursday Time:
6:30PM to 7:30PM Location: Tumalo Community Church, (64671
Bruce Avenue, Bend OR 97703)
Comments may be submitted during the public scoping period
starting July 7, 2017 and ending on July 20, 2017. Additional
information is available at www.oregonwatershedplans.org or the
NRCS link for Public Notices: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
nrcs/main/or/newsroom/pnotice/
Comments may be emailed to swalleycomments@gmail.com
For further information contact:
Margi Hoffmann
Community Relations Director
Farmers Conservation Alliance
11 3rd Street, Suite 101
Hood River, OR 97031
(503) 550-3556
margi.hoffmann@fcasolutions.org
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A
request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other
accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at
least 48 hours before the meeting to
Margi Hoffman
(503) 550 -3556
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The proposed projects are located in the north-central portion of
Deschutes County. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
and the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations at 40 CFR
Parts 1500-1508 require an evaluation of potential environmental
impacts associated with federal projects and actions with input from
the public.
You are invited to attend a public scoping open house where your
input is requested. The range of resource issues andc onceptual
alternatives addressing system improvements to the Tumalo
Irrigation District will be presented and discussed.
Public Scoping Open House: Date: July 6, 2017 - Thursday Time:
5:30PM to 6:30PM Location: Tumalo Community Church, (64671
Bruce Avenue, Bend OR 97703)
Comments may be submitted during the public scoping period
starting July 7, 2017 and ending on July 20, 2017. Additional
information is available at www.oregonwatershedplans.org or the
NRCS link for Public Notices: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
nrcs/main/or/newsroom/pnotice/
Comments may be emailed to wsp@tumalo.org
For further information contact:
Margi Hoffmann
Community Relations Director
Farmers Conservation Alliance
11 3rd Street, Suite 101
Hood River, OR 97031
(503) 550-3556
margi.hoffmann@fcasolutions.org
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A
request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other
accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at
least 48 hours before the meeting to
Margi Hoffman
(503) 550 -3556
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The work being considered is located in the north-central portion of
Deschutes County. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
and the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations at 40 CFR
Parts 1500-1508 require an evaluation of potential environmental
impacts associated with federal projects and actions with input from
the public.
You are invited to attend a public scoping open house where your
input is requested. The range of resource issues and conceptual
alternatives addressing potential system improvements to the
Central Oregon Irrigation District will be presented and discussed.
Public Scoping Open House: Date: July 10, 2017 - Monday
Time: 5:30PM to 7:00PM Location: Redmond Grange (3152 SW
Metolius Place, Redmond, OR 97756)
Comments may be submitted during the public scoping period
starting July 11, 2017 and ending on July 24, 2017. Additional
information is available at www.oregonwatershedplans.org or the
NRCS link for Public Notices:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/
portal/nrcs/main/or/newsroom/pnotice/
Comments may be emailed to watershed@coid.org
For further information contact:
Margi Hoffmann
Community Relations Director
Farmers Conservation Alliance
11 3rd Street, Suite 101
Hood River, OR 97031
(503) 550-3556
margi.hoffmann@fcasolutions.org
The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.
A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other
accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at
least 48 hours before the meeting to
Margi Hoffman
(503) 550 -3556.
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