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Longtime agricultural economist Desmond O’Rourke wrote Tree Fruit Trade as both a tribute and a cautionary tale. Along with personal anecdotes, he describes major players and organisations, and chronicles challenges like the 1988 Alar scare, changing regulations, food trends, and the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.

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"An invaluable contribution to the understanding of Washington state's top commodity, and extremely enlightening to anyone unfamiliar with the industry. It is well written and well sourced."

--Dan Wheat, award-winning freelance journalist and former Capital Press field reporter

"The level of detail is outstanding. Only this author was so closely tied to nearly everything he writes about. I know of no books like it. Everything in it resonates with me."

--Bruce Grim, former executive director of the Washington State Horticultural Association and retired fruit marketing associations manager

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      Publisher: Washington State University Press
      Publication Date: 6/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780874224122, 978-0874224122
      ISBN10: 0874224128
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      Agriculture and agribusiness

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Longtime agricultural economist Desmond O’Rourke wrote Tree Fruit Trade as both a tribute and a cautionary tale. Along with personal anecdotes, he describes major players and organisations, and chronicles challenges like the 1988 Alar scare, changing regulations, food trends, and the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.

      Trade Review

      "An invaluable contribution to the understanding of Washington state's top commodity, and extremely enlightening to anyone unfamiliar with the industry. It is well written and well sourced."

      --Dan Wheat, award-winning freelance journalist and former Capital Press field reporter

      "The level of detail is outstanding. Only this author was so closely tied to nearly everything he writes about. I know of no books like it. Everything in it resonates with me."

      --Bruce Grim, former executive director of the Washington State Horticultural Association and retired fruit marketing associations manager

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