By SHANNON DININNY Associated Press Writer YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Cherry growers in three West Coast states will be able to ship sweet cherries to Japan more cheaply because of a change in the country's pest control requirements for imports of the fruit. Fruit exporters in Washington, Oregon and California have been in negotiations with Japan for years to allow cherry imports without requiring the fruit to be fumigated for codling moth. Growers in the U.S. have argued the pest is not a problem for...
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