US cherries fetch up to 4,500 yen/kg in Vietnam; imports rise 9.3% despite frost damage
US cherries carried a price of up to 800,000 dong per kilo—about 4,500 yen in Japanese currency—on Vietnamese shelves. After spring frost damage that struck Washington State cut this season's production by 23% and shipping costs were added on top, red cherries are 80–90% higher than the previous year and yellow cherries up to 95% higher. Even so, 2026...
