Western Australia and U.S. cherries; a very dry August
Washington Ag Today September 13, 2011 The USDA announced Monday that U.S. cherries can now be exported to Western Australia, making cherries the first U.S. fresh fruit to gain access to that market. The department says this is the culmination of ten years of negotiations. U.S. cherries have had access to eastern Australia but Western Australia has its own regulations. Michael Scuse, Acting Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, says this is great news for Northwest sweet cherry producers. The Washington State Fruit Commission and Northwest Cherry Growers have used USDA’s Market Access Program to showcase U.S. cherries in Western Australia. If August seemed pretty dry for Washington state, it was. NOAA’s National Climate Data Center says August was the ninth driest August on record for Washington. Now the report from Stockland Livestock. This is Jack McQuinness at Stockland Livestock in Davenport. We ended up with right at one-thousand head of cattle at our sale. Cows and bulls two to three lower. Most of the cow trade in the high 50’s up to the -mid 60s with the best of the cows into the low 70 money. Bulls topped at 90 cents. Most of that trade in the high 70s and low 80s. Feeder cattle fully steady. A good run of yearlings. Some of those nine-weight yearlings over a $1.20 again with eight weights as high as a $1.25. Don’t forget another special sale coming up on the 26th and we sell all classes of cattle every Monday. Thanks for listening. Stockland Livestock here in Davenport. Thanks Jack. I’m Bob Hoff and that’s Washington Ag Today on Northwest Aginfo Net. ? ? ?
