If the 2016-2017 apple export season was decent — and it was — this season should be great. That’s what industry officials predict. This photo from a Washington Apple Commission sponsored India social media contest shows kids outside a south India shopping center enjoying Washington apples. (Courtesy Rebecca Lyons/Washington Apple Commission) The 2017-2018 season should put American — especially Washington — apples at a competitive advantage in the global marketplace, due to weather and political issues abroad, said Todd Fryhover, president of the Washington Apple Commission. Production in Europe was down 21 percent due to spring frost during bloom, according […]