date:Aug 11, 2016
Since August 2014, Northwest tree-fruit growers haven't been able to ship their produce to Russia, hence shifted their focus to India, the world's second-most populated country. For some Northwest growers, India has been the answer to a worrisome dilemma.
India has been the saving grace for the Washington Red Delicious apple, said Scott Martinez of Rivermaid Trading Co. Who knows how many they shipped to them last year? And pears have followed. They're real good for red pears. There are emergin