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2005 » June 26, 2008 « Processing tomato growers have abandoned
several thousand planted acres in the San Joaquin Valley due to
lack of irrigation water. Production may also decline in some
fields where less water is needed in order to stretch supplies.
Thus, without the necessary amount of irrigation water needed,
plants will produce fewer tomatoes. Farmers will do what they
can to produce as much as possible with smaller water
allocations. Sweet cherry lovers may find their favorite fruit
pricier for a few weeks. California growers are wrapping up
harvest and it will be a few weeks until the Washington crop
gets to market. Volume from Washington growers is expected to be
about 40 percent less than last year. California farmers picked
about 15 percent more fruit this year and had good demand
domestically and for export. The California Cherry Advisory
Board reports very good fruit quality. Now that summer fruits
and vegetables are available, more