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APPLE OUTLOOK
Gala
still #1
8% YOY
20% YO3Y
Data sources:
USApple, WSTFA, CAC.
With the minimum wages for the H-2A temporary
visa program, known as the Adverse Effect Wage
Rate (AEWR), going up an indeterminate amount
every year, labor remains the chief concern for
growers. With higher fertilizer and pesticide prices,
plus rising fuel and machinery costs, it's a highly
challenging environment in orchards, he said.
Overall, apple production since 2013 is trending
downward, declining from an average of 267 million
42-pound bushels in 2012-13 to an average of 258
million bushels in 2022-23. In the most recent
year-over-three-year period, acreage declined 2%
with yields down 10%.
In 2022-23, production in Washington,
Pennsylvania, California and Oregon was lower while
Michigan, New York and Virginia harvest volume
increased compared to the previous year, according
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
During the past decade, most of the leading
apple states displayed acreage declines.
While Washington's is up, Michigan, New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and California saw lower
plantings over 10 years.
In the most recent 3-year-over-year period, acreage
was flat in Michigan, increased 1% in Washington but
declined in New York (2%), Pennsylvania (10%), Virginia
(14%) and California (23%).
Yields in the 3-year period declined 20% in
Washington, 9% in Pennsylvania and Oregon, and 11%
in California, but increased in Michigan (28%), New
York (5%) and Virginia (13%).
In Washington, acres are expanding with new
groves bringing higher capacities than what the state
produced in 2019.
While Michigan acreage is flat, yield improvements
allow growers to harvest 30% more apples on the
same acreage. The 10-year trend shows losses.
The state's 87% 2022-23 year-over-year production
followed a low 2020-21 production and helped the
Wolverine State squeak-out the No. 2 production
spot, Gerlach said.
In New York, growers are witnessing higher
production on fewer acres so that while acreage
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June 2023

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of June 2023

Editor's Letter
Cover Story: Muscadine time
Apple Outlook: Falling apples
Plant & Soil Health: Fighting fire blight
Food Safety: Food safety culture
Pest Control: Bug barriers
Farm Market & Agritourism: Farm markets can benefit from consumer trends, too
CMI
Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
June 2023 - 1
June 2023 - 2
June 2023 - 3
June 2023 - Editor's Letter
June 2023 - 5
June 2023 - Cover Story: Muscadine time
June 2023 - 7
June 2023 - 8
June 2023 - 9
June 2023 - Apple Outlook: Falling apples
June 2023 - 11
June 2023 - 12
June 2023 - 13
June 2023 - Plant & Soil Health: Fighting fire blight
June 2023 - 15
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June 2023 - 17
June 2023 - Food Safety: Food safety culture
June 2023 - 19
June 2023 - 20
June 2023 - 21
June 2023 - Pest Control: Bug barriers
June 2023 - 23
June 2023 - 24
June 2023 - 25
June 2023 - Farm Market & Agritourism: Farm markets can benefit from consumer trends, too
June 2023 - 27
June 2023 - CMI
June 2023 - 29
June 2023 - Ag Labor Review
June 2023 - 31
June 2023 - Classifieds
June 2023 - 33
June 2023 - Advertiser Index
June 2023 - 35
June 2023 - 36
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