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  • August 2013 Issue
  • Story by Geraldine Warner
  • Export promotions need shipper support

    Use of the Washington logo is critical to identify the fruit, the Apple Commission says.

    Todd Fryhover, president of the Washington Apple Commission, says the industry needs to increase demand. Geraldine Warner The Washington Apple Commission is strengthening its export program in anticipation of larger volumes of apples coming onto the U.S. market in the next few years and wants shippers to support its efforts by using the Washington logo on their apple stickers and cartons. This season, Washington State produced 129 million packed boxes of apples—about 20 million more than ever before. Yet the industry has enjoyed one of its best seasons ever with f.o.b. prices averaging more than $25 a box. Washington’s good […]

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