Cherry picking season is back in the Bay Area after weather causes brief delay

BAY AREA AFTER A LATE BLOOM AT SOME BAY AREA FARMS. LAUREN MARTINEZ EXPLAINS THE REASON WE ARE HAVING TO WAIT. >> LOOK AT THIS ONE! >> PICK YOUR OWN CHERRY SEASON HAS ARRIVED. FAMILIES FLOCKED TO A FARM IN MORGAN ON MONDAY. >> IT WAS 90 DEGREES PLUS, ALL THIS FRUIT WOULD BE RIPENED. >> THE CO-OWNER SAID THE WEATHER HAS DELAYED THE OPENING OF YOU PICK FARMS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING THEIRS. THIS ORCHARD JUST OPENED OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. >> NORMALLY THIS WOULD BE PICKED OUT TWO WEEKS AGO. WE HAD A LATE BLOOMING, WHICH MEANT LAKE CHERRIES RIPENING. >> THEY DON'T HAVE CHERRIES IN HER HOME COUNTRY OF VIETNAM, SO SHE MAKES A TRADITION TO VISIT A YOU PICK FARM EVERY YEAR. >> IT IS VERY RARE IN VIETNAM, THAT'S WHY I ENJOY IT. >> SHE SAYS ANOTHER CHERRY ORCHARD SHE HAS VISITED THIS YEAR. THEIR PRICES FROM LAST YEAR. >> NOW IT IS ALMOST DOUBLE, BUT I STILL GO. >> THESE CHERRIES ARE SHIPPED ALL OVER THE WORLD. WHICHEVER ONES ARE TAKEN DURING THE PICK SEASON IS COLLECTED AND TAKEN TO A PACKINGHOUSE. >> MOTHER NATURE HAS TO DO A LITTLE WORK. >> THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO CHANGE THEIR PRICES FROM LAST YEAR. THEY ARE JUST HOPING FAMILIES WHO VISIT ONE OF THEIR FIVE RANGES ENJOY THEIR TIME -- RANCHES ENJOY THEIR TIME TOGETHER.

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Length: 1min 55sec (115 seconds)

Published: Wed May 31 2023