Raspberry growers keep up ‘fair trade’ push

$750,000 goes toward ongoing fact-finding in 2021 budget WHATCOM ­— A fight for fair trade is earmarked for $750,000 out of the $1.84 million budget for the Washington Red Raspberry Commission in 2021. The grower-directed, Lynden-based commission is keeping up its fact-finding toward a potential case with the International Trade Commission alleging that Mexican raspberries…