Apples
Q&A with developer of the GMO non-browning Arctic apple
Genetically-modified Arctic apples don’t brown due to oxidation, a trait that U.S. consumers tried for the first time in the fall of 2017. The trees that bear the apples remain unavailable for sale or distribution... more »
2018 Michigan apple crop expected to hit 28 million bushels
Michigan’s apple growers will harvest approximately 28 million bushels (1.176 billion pounds) of apples this year, according to the official crop estimate announced Aug. 24 at the USApple Outlook meeting in Chicago. Average Michigan Apple... more »
Apple growers dodge rocky marketplace challenges
U.S. apple growers remain a united front in what has been a year of policy turmoil and a future of unknowns in the international marketplace, according to U.S. Apple Association Chair Mark Boyer. Speaking at... more »
BREAKING: 2018 US apple crop estimate – 256 million bushels
The U.S. Apple Association has announced its estimate of the size of the 2018 U.S. apple crop: 256 million bushels. The estimate was given during USApple’s annual Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference held Aug. 23-24... more »
Analyst: Apples remain a winner in shifting food paradigm
Food retail is being disrupted and the definition of convenience is shifting, according to a leading food analyst who spoke Aug. 23 at the U.S. Apple Association’s 2018 Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference in Chicago.... more »
Gala top US apple. After 50+ years, Red Delicious falls
After more than 50 years as the country’s top apple variety, Red Delicious this year will likely yield its crown to Gala, according to the U.S. Apple Association. The announcement came Aug. 23 at the... more »
Rice Fruit Co. walking on sunshine with new solar array
Rice Fruit Co., a Pennsylvania packer of fresh apples and stone fruit, recently installed a new photovoltaic solar array at their facility in Gardners, Penn. The project was the result of a collaborative partnership with Direct... more »
Rockit sets pace in global snack market
Rockit apples are the world’s first snack-sized apple; naturally developed in New Zealand and grown in Hawke’s Bay. All indications are there is nothing miniature about the apple’s profit potential. The International Tree Fruit Association’s... more »
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