Apple-growing regions across the United States are reporting full crops this season. The U.S. Apple Association estimates the total 2009 national apple crop (fresh and processing) at 235 million boxes, in line with five-year average production. Washington State’s total crop of 132 million boxes is a 4 percent drop from last year and is 2 percent lower than the five-year average. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s estimate of the entire crop was 151 million, but Dan Kelly, assistant manager at the Washington Growers Clearing House Association, said the industry does not think all the apples on the trees will be […]