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Bev54

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4. BC had a bumper cherry crop this year and I suspect they will start growing more as long as they can get

Reply to CANADIANBEAVER69 (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 02:58 PM

Jul 15

the higher prices. They ship a lot of large cherries to China and I have heard they are getting up to $20. per lb. I haven't confirmed that but the fact that they use helicopters at $2500 per hour to dry the cherries after the rains leads me to believe they are getting a lot of money. I used to live in the heart of orchard country in BC and they used helicopter sparingly and when they started it was much cheaper. I hope they grow more because I will take BC cherries over any other and the demand has pushed up the price.

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Trump is an idiot. He needs to be deported. OLDMDDEM Jul 15 #1

This was more chest puffery on Trump's part. His 35% on Canada was for goods not under the current USMCA Bev54 Jul 15 #2

I read a story about Ontario CANADIANBEAVER69 Jul 15 #3

BC had a bumper cherry crop this year and I suspect they will start growing more as long as they can get Bev54 Jul 15 #4

Just got back from Osoyoos at the beginning of the month CANADIANBEAVER69 Jul 15 #5

Yeah I miss buying straight from the farms, or there were a lot of upick for cheaper. Bev54 Jul 15 #6