The 2006-2007 crop marketing year is approaching the halfway mark. Prices and demand for Washington apples continue to be strong as we move through a successful marketing year. It is interesting to compare the difference between this year and the less than successful 2004 crop just two years ago. The 2004 crop of 105 million boxes returned about $300 million less than the 2005 crop of 100 million boxes. So far, this year looks to hold even better returns with about a 96-million-box crop. As next year’s crop begins to grow, we will face numerous issues, including immigration law, which […]