March weather results in later start for California cherries
Following March’s unsettled weather in California, what does this mean for the state’s cherry season? “The outlook is good--we’re optimistic the crop will be above average,” says Nick Lucich of Delta Packing Co, noting that the 10-year average is 6.2 million boxes of cherries.
The rains and more in March did have growers wondering about the bloom for the cherry orchards:
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