Average Michigan cherry crop anticipated

Average Michigan cherry crop anticipated

A grower in the nation’s top producing cherry region expects an average harvest amid a dry growing season.

“I knew I had a lot of cherries on the trees, but they aren’t turning into as many pounds as I would have expected.”

Jim Nugent tells Brownfield while USDA had been forecasting a larger cherry crop in Michigan, fruit size is small.  “We had very warm conditions during bloom and we did not have frost issues, so we set generally a large crop. 

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