Cherry sizing is important to Stemilt Growers as a measure to ensure that
only the highest quality cherries make it to market.
If you want to be a cherry connoisseur like Kyle,
you’ll need to know how the sizing system works for cherries. It’s definitely
not very technical, but the story about how cherry sizing came about is quite
interesting.
What are ‘row-sized’ cherries?
Row is
the industry measurement used when sizing cherries. This term dates back to when
cherry shippers packed the top layer of a box of cherries in neat rows. The number
of cherries that fit in each row determined the size the cherries. For instance,
if 10 cherries fit in a row, those cherries would be called 10 row.
Cherries
continue to be classified in row sizes today. However, they are no longer placed
in rows, but rather automatically sized during packing.
As a guide, the
smaller the row number, the larger the cherry will be. Below are examples of cherries
sizes with an equivalent millimeter measurement:
