A Washington State agricultural economist ­predicts that production of Honeycrisp in Washington State will soar during the next ten years from 3.6 million boxes to more than 13 million boxes, making it the state’s fourth most important variety. Dr. Desmond O’Rourke made the prediction by extrapolating from a recently published report of fruit trees and acreage in Washington compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. He also predicts that Gala will overtake Red Delicious as Washington’s number-one apple variety by 2018. Total apple production is likely to reach between 115 and 128 million packed boxes by the end of the […]