Every downturn in fruit returns has pushed growers to consider what they should plant for the future. In this 1983 piece, guest columnist Albrecht Bacharach urges growers to make planting decisions not based on this year’s returns but rather on what can be surmised about the market five years hence. As the industry-standard Red Delicious apple and Anjou pear markets struggled, he reminded growers that “in the right location, peaches and nectarines can be very profitable,” and he notes that apricots can be quite profitable as well. Will growers today consider a return to soft fruit as the apple and […]