Apples
Big apple: Large 2025-26 apple crop forecast
Following consecutive years of above-average production, apple growers are eying another bumper crop. The U.S. Apple Association forecasts the overall 2025-2026 U.S. crop at 278.5 million 42-pound bushel boxes, up slightly from the previous season’s... more »
GLEXPO Michigan Apple Cider Contest returns
The Michigan Apple Cider Contest makes a return appearance at this year’s Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO conference. The cider contest is in its 27th edition. The contest and the sweet and... more »
Michigan Apple Committee hosts virtual orchard tour
The Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) virtually welcomed a registered audience of more than 20,000 elementary-aged students to virtually visit Wittenbach’s Orchard in Belding, Michigan, northeast of Grand Rapids. The live-streamed “field trip” followed Elizabeth Pauls,... more »
Michigan Apples’ 10 years of handing apples to Chicago Marathon runners
The leading Midwestern apple state is celebrating a decade of supporting an important race in the Windy City. For the 10th consecutive year, Michigan Apple Committee (MAC) will be a sponsor of the Bank of... more »
New York Apple Association names new board chairman
The New York Apple Association (NYAA) has named Thomas Coene as chairman of the board. Coene and his wife Lindsey grow apples on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in Ontario, New York, at Windmill... more »
Michigan Tree Fruit Commission: Start-up funding maintains tree fruit competitiveness
The Michigan Tree Fruit Commission (MTFC) was established by a producer referendum in 2014 to collect an assessment on Michigan’s apples, cherries, peaches and plums to support tree fruit research. The MTFC has since funded... more »
Washington State Tree Fruit Association predicts record Washington apple crop
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) is projecting a record 2025 Washington fresh apple crop. The country's leading apple producer predicts a large crop with high fruit quality, but notes that labor challenges and... more »
Michigan apple growers to harvest 30 million bushels in 2025
Michigan growers plan to harvest 30 million bushels of apples for the 2025-26 season. Michigan’s official crop estimate of 30 million bushels (1.26 billion lbs.) of apples was announced Aug. 15 as part of the... more »
USApple predicts 279 million bushel 2025-26 apple crop
Following consecutive years of above-average production, apple growers expect another high-performing year, according to a new report released by the U.S. Apple Association (USApple) at the organization’s 130th annual Outlook Conference in Chicago. USApple is forecasting... more »
USAppleTracker report shows apple holdings running late
The latest U.S. apple storage numbers show apple storage continuing later in the season than reported in earlier years. The Aug. 1 survey reports the total number of apples in storage at 25 million bushels.... more »
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