date:Jun 06, 2016
excitement, hitting the market ahead of the Northwest. Prices typically start high and plummet quickly.
Bing cherries were once king in the Central Valley. The Bing is still the most prevalent variety in the state, but it comprised only 40 percent of the 2015 crop volume compared with 66 percent 10 years earlier, according to the California Cherry Board.
One of the first cherries to surge in its place was the the Brooks, probably the most popular variety in the southern counties of California