Blueberry Harvest
Blueberry Harvest. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Fruit Grower Report.
Blueberry harvest is underway.
SCHREIBER: We’re not halfway through harvest yet, the yields in
The eastern part of the state has been harvesting for a bit now and is just about at the halfway mark.
SCHREIBER: We’re just getting into it in Western Washington and in basically
Prices for blueberries have been a bit soft lately and a recent announcement by the USDA of a $14.7 million dollar purchase will help bolster prices. Like most other ag industries blueberries depend on a certain amount of labor and Schreiber says that really hasn’t been an issue.
SCHREIBER: Most of it is machine picked but we do have a significant portion that is hand picked and we do have so far we believe adequate labor supplies.
That’s today’s Fruit Grower Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.