date:Aug 21, 2019
Japans commercial cherry production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 is estimated to fall six percent to 15,200 tons on colder temperatures during the flowering stage and reduced acreage. Meanwhile, strong U.S. production portends an increase in imports of fresh cherries, projected to soar 31 percent to 4,300 tons in MY 2019/20. As weather related damages over the past two years continue to impact Japans peach growing regions, FAS/Tokyo forecasts a production drop of nearly 12 percent to 100,000 t