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Sale Of Tarts Limited Again This Year

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IPR News Features
Date: 
June 21, 2010

By Peter Payette

The tart cherry crop in northern Michigan this year will be a little bigger than half of an average crop, according to official estimates released last week.

If the estimate is correct, the sale of cherries will be restricted again.

Cherry growers restrict the sale of tart cherries to keep the supply in balance with demand.

According to the estimates for this year about a third of the crop will be restricted. That fruit can still be sold, but only in special markets like foreign exports.

Occasionally, cherries are left in the orchards because of restrictions. Last year more than 30 million pounds of tart cherries were destroyed.

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Unbelieveable.....

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 22, 2010 - 11:59am.
In a time when people are having a hard time putting food on the table, these so-called salt of the earth farmers want to seem above the fray, yet they destroy crops to keep the price high, why didn't they keep the extra in storage instead of destroying it? I have no interest in supporting them anymore I'll buy my products from the Wal Mart and forget the farm markets. Remember, farmers receive grants, tax credits and other taxpayer money to support their business, yet they destroy food. How terrible.

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