Heart-shaped cherry in Japan fetches $186 in year's 1st auction

Heart-shaped "Junoheart" cherries were auctioned Tuesday for the first time this year in northeastern Japan, with a pack containing 15 of them in top quality selling for 300,000 yen, equal to 20,000 yen ($186) per fruit.Developed by Aomori Prefecture and known for their high sugar content of 20 percent, the cherries hit the market in 2019 and are getting shipped to other regions for the first time this year.The price reflected "great expectations," a local government official said following the auction at Hachinohe's central wholesale market.Junohearts of more than 31 millimeters in diamete…READ FULL ARTICLE