<p>As the Northwest Cherry harvest gets underway, Washington Fruit and Produce Company will have its new cherry packing house up and running just in time for the 2014 season. The Yakima, Washington <B>85,000-foot packing facility will double Washington Fruit’s cherry packing output</b> with the installation of a 32-lane UNITEC CHERRY_VISION© optical sorter. <iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NmPBSfelXoY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>CHERRY_VISION© is a high-tech sorting system that non-destructively examines each cherry internally and externally for quality. Using a special system of cameras and software, <B>the best cherries are selected according to skin quality, shape and size</b>. according to a press release. <img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/cherries1.jpg" alt="cropped_053014" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Retailers will receive <B>consistently high-quality cherries</b> with the facilities improved temperature control before, during and after packing. Cherry season in Central Washington is shorter than apple season, typically running from mid June to early August. The CHERRY_VISION© optical sorter actually <B>doubles packing capacity</b> and <B>improves accuracy in sizing, detection of cracks, splits or soft cherries</b>. Good fruit is separated from the damaged in greater quantities without slowing the line. <img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/cherries2.jpg" alt="cropped_053014" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Washington Fruit primarily processes the popular Dark Sweet and Rainier cherries. As cherry production in the Northwest is expected to increase, Washington Fruit is ready to take on the challenges of packing higher quality and greater quantities of fruit. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow as we follow the highly anticipated Northwest cherry season.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.washfruit.com" target="_new"> Washington Fruit and Produce Company </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
