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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER FEBRUARY 1, 2016 13 Dynamic future in Asian cherry markets CHINA AND SOUTH KOREA: The two nations alone account for more than 40 percent of Northwest cherry exports, but China's economy is expected to contract in 2016, dragging Korea down with it. PHILIPPINES: A potential new cherry market with 101 million people and growing wealth concentrated in port cities. The nation imposes a 5 percent tariff on U.S. cherries, apples and pears. TURKEY: Cherry growers are starting to sell in China. VIETNAM, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND: Growth in Southeast Asian markets could temper Chinese struggles. SOURCE: NORTHWEST CHERRY GROWERS ROSS COURTNEY AND JARED JOHNSON/GOOD FRUIT GROWER 2015. Washington also exported 395,000 40-pound boxes of apples to the Philippines, more than to the entire European market, during the 2014-2015 crop season, but less than 500 44-pound boxes of pears. The nation currently imposes a 5 percent tariff on all three types of fruit from the United States. However, Hu draws most of his encouragement from California table grapes, which have done relatively well, even in years when the Philippine peso was very weak compared to the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, several Asian airlines have daily flights to Manila, giving shippers potential cargo space. Another marketer also gave a cautious outlook. Roger Pepperl, marketing director for Stemilt Growers in Wenatchee, said the overall global economy, with a strong U.S. dollar, will make it hard for American firms to export anything in 2016, not just cherries. "It's tough to see right now with the dollar the way it is," he said. Pepperl said low global fuel prices might keep ship- ping costs low but could mean less income for buyers in oil exporting nations. He also cautioned shippers to deliver prudent volumes to overseas markets to keep prices up. "We have to be responsible to markets and not overfill them," he said. "Not underfill them or overfill them." • Retrot Your CA Facility To A Safer, More Cost Eective Alternative To Traditional Ammonia CA. . . The Frigadon HYCOOL® Secondary Refrigeration System Provides A Non-toxic CA Environment In Canada Call . . . 250-210-2015 or Email . . . info@versatilerefrigeration.com In the Northwest Call . . . 509-969-4577 or Email . . . info@versatilerefrigeration.com The Frigadon HYCOOL ® Secondary Refrigeration System is designed to meet the environmental concerns of today and the future. Retrot Services 35,000 Bins at Auvil Fruit Retrot Services 35,000 Bins at Auvil Fruit • Non-toxic heat transfer uids • Reduce insurance cost with built-in safety features • New techniques and state-of-the art technologies • Increased life expectancy of the system • Centrally located mechanical unit engineered to provide exibility of serving several buildings • Installation costs are less expensive and require less time than complex ammonia CA facilities • Existing ammonia CA can be readily converted www.VersatileRefrigeration.com Retrot of the CA Facility at Auvil Fruit Company with a Frigadon HYCOOL® Secondary Refrigeration System Retrot of the CA Facility at Auvil Fruit Company with a Frigadon HYCOOL® Secondary Refrigeration System No Engine Room Required No Engine Room Required