Cherry exporters still upbeat on prospects

New China trade tariffs on American goods could have minimal effect - or a major impact - on fruit growers in Washington state.

"Like any ag product, it's in the hands of Mother Nature," Keith Hu, director of international marketing at Northwest Cherry Growers in Yakima, Washington, told China Daily on Thursday.

"I spoke to a lot of the importers and retailers over there in China ... it's pretty unanimous that if... the quality is good, the impact of the 15 percent tariff will be minimal."