date:May 23, 2016
an cherries to China are surging. More than $50 million worth of Valley-grown cherries was sent to China in 2014, accounting for 20 per cent of all B.C. food exports to the country.
Cherries are particularly popular with Chinese consumers during certain festivals in the late summer, Bal said. If the Okanagan fruit ripens much earlier than usual, exporters might miss this lucrative window.
In the South Okanagan, cherry harvesting could start as early as the first week of June.
Expectations are