The Art, Science…and Luck of Cherry Crop Estimation

It’s June 12th 2013 and the Northwest Cherry harvest for this season is officially underway. We saw our first shipments

Reporting from Asia

TOKYO, Japan -- As the Northwest Cherry Season quickly approaches I am spending two weeks meeting with importers in Korea

As the Northwest Cherry season draws closer by the day … for the first time in six or seven years

B.J. Thurlby2019-05-29T14:30:12-07:00September 20th, 2012|B.J. Thurlby, Blogs, Out of the Orchard|

The final sweet cherry shipments from the Pacific Northwest left the industry this weekend, bringing an end to a challenging,

I was able to attend the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association conference through this past weekend in Calgary, Canada. This

B.J. Thurlby2019-05-29T14:31:12-07:00January 9th, 2012|B.J. Thurlby, Blogs, Out of the Orchard|

In all businesses, there are days where politics come into play and understanding the political playing field is as important

B.J. Thurlby2019-05-29T14:31:56-07:00October 21st, 2011|B.J. Thurlby, Blogs, Out of the Orchard|

Keith Hu visits with a Chinese importer at PMA 2011. The team at the Washington State Fruit Commission attended the