<p><strong>Yakima, WA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Weather forecasts are predicting some chilly temperatures for the Yakima Valley in the coming days. Freezing temperatures have apple farmers in the area working to pick their fruit before the low 20's set it.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Eric Borton, Vice President of International Sales and Marketing, Borton & Sons, Inc. tells AndNowUKnow that so far fruit has not been affected. "Right now its a matter of getting the fruit off of the tree. We would have like to have been done by now, but the rain at the end of October delayed picking. The delay pushed some of the late varieties into a time frame when it gets colder and there is more potential for a freeze."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/iced-apples.jpg" alt="Iced Apples" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The company is working to get as many Fuji and Pink Lady Apples off the trees as possible, but still has orchards that won't be picked till next week. Mr. Borton notes that the company's orchards are spread around different areas where temperature can vary.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Suzanne Wolter, Director of Marketing, Rainier Fruit Company said the company is at the end of its harvest and will have everything in by Saturday. She notes that Pink Lady is the last one to harvest and the variety can handle a couple of cold nights.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Friday night is slated to drop down to a low of 25° with a chance of PM rain showers and maybe even a bit of snow with Saturday looking to reach a low of 21° in the region.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Chuck Sinks, President of Sales and Marketing, Sage Fruit Company, tells AndNowUKnow, "Currently we are 93% to 94% percent packed out on the crop but we don't want to lose the fruit that we still have on the trees." The company is working to get as many Pink Lady apples into storage by Saturday, when temperatures are looking to drop into that low 20's range. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
