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  • August 2013 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • How many apples?

    Producers expect a manageable 250 million bushels.

    When the U.S. Apple Association convenes in Chicago later this month for the Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference, three things will be on the minds of the more than 300 growers, packers, and shippers who come from all over the world to meet there every year. 1) What is the size of the apple crop? 2) How will growers in the eastern United States get back into the market after producing at best half a crop last year and now coming in with a bigger-than-usual crop? 3) Where will the apples go that usually go to Europe (a small percentage, admittedly) but […]

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    Production, Apples, Trade, International, Richard Lehnert
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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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