A late cold snap last winter has cut the production of Washington apricots in half.
The Washington State Fruit Commission says the state normally produces 5,000 tons of apricots per year. But the yield this year is only about 2,500 tons.
The commission says frost in February, when apricot trees had already bloomed, hurt production – particularly in the Yakima Valley.
Washington produces about 20 percent of the nation’s apricots. (AP)
