EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan tart cherry total production for 2021 is forecast at 65.6 million pounds, 5 percent lower than the 2020 production, according to Marlo Johnson, Regional Director of USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. In Michigan, the largest tart cherry producing State, frosts and freezing temperatures have reduced the crop. Additionally, all growing regions in Michigan are suffering from drought, and growers are irrigating where available
United States tart cherry total production for 2021 is forecast at 142 million pounds, up 2 percent from the 2020 production. In Wisconsin, a Memorial Day weekend frost has reduced yields. In Washington, tart cherries have experienced a relatively warm spring.
— USDA NASS Great Lakes Region
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