Apples
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 »
Okanagan co-founder retires; management hires announced
Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF), the developer of non-browning Arctic apple varieties recently announced hires to the company's management team, as well as the retirement of co-founder Louisa... more »
RidgeFest 2018 shows off new orchard plantings, varieties and cider
About 100 fruit growers and others in the produce industry attended RidgeFest 2018, a tour of orchards near Sparta, Michigan sponsored by the Michigan Pomesters group. Patrick Goodfellow Orchards The group registered and ate lunch... more »