Processing And Fresh Holdings Down 10 Percent
Total U.S. Holdings
Total U.S. holdings of fresh and processing apples on Nov. 1 were 147.5 million bushels, a 10 percent decrease from holdings on Nov. 1, 2004. The Nov. 1 holdings were 12 percent above the November 2003 holdings of 131.9 million bushels.
Total holdings of fresh-market and processing apples in controlled atmosphere (CA) storage on Nov. 1 were 108.5 million bushels, an 8 percent decrease from 2004 but up 11 percent from the November 2003 holdings of 97.3 million bushels. Fresh CA holdings as of Nov. 1 were 77.1 million bushels, down 7 percent from holdings on Nov. 1, 2004, but 13 percent more than the 2003 holdings on that date. Total processing apple holdings as of Nov. 1 were 47.1 million bushels, down 16 percent from 2004 but 4 percent more than November 2003 holdings on that date.
Regional Fresh Holdings
On a regional basis, fresh holdings in the Northeast were 9.5 million bushels, a decrease of 14 percent from holdings on Nov. 1, 2004, and 6 percent less than the five-year average for that date. Southeast Nov. 1 fresh holdings were 1.6 million bushels, down 2 percent from holdings on Nov. 1, 2004, and 8 percent more than the five-year average for that date. In the Midwest, Nov. 1 fresh holdings were 6.3 million bushels, up 4 percent compared to holdings on Nov. 1, 2004, and up 1 percent as compared to the five-year average. Fresh-market apples in storage on Nov. 1 were 23 percent lower in the Southwest than on that date in 2004 and 39 percent lower than the five-year average. Northwest Nov. 1, 2005, fresh holdings of 82.1 million bushels were 7 percent lower than on Nov. 1, 2004, but 25 percent higher than 2003 holdings when the Washington crop was unusually light.
Fresh Holdings by Variety
On a variety basis, Nov. 1 fresh Red Delicious holdings were nearly 33.6 million bushels, an 8 percent decrease compared to Nov. 1, 2004, but 12 percent higher than the 2003 holdings on that date. Fresh Golden Delicious holdings of 14.7 million bushels were down 2 percent from holdings on Nov. 1, 2004, but 30 percent higher compared to Nov. 1, 2003. Fresh Granny Smith holdings of 12.7 million bushels increased 3 percent compared to holdings on that date last year and were up 29 percent compared to 2003 holdings. Fresh McIntosh holdings of 2.4 million bushels on Nov. 1 were down 26 percent from the previous year and down 30 percent from 2003 holdings. Fresh Fuji holdings of 10.6 million bushels on Nov. 1 were down 14 percent from the previous year but increased 11 percent compared to November 2003. Fresh Gala holdings of 12 million bushels were down 4 percent from holdings on Nov. 1, 2004, and increased 40 percent as compared to Nov. 1, 2003, holdings. Fresh Empire holdings of 2.1 million bushels on Nov. 1 decreased 13 percent compared to last year’s holdings and were 21 percent less than the 2003 holdings for Nov. 1.