India is the second most populous country in the world with 1.1 billion potential Washington apple consumers. Its middle class is equal to the entire U.S. population—300 million—of which 95 percent are under 65 years of age and a third are under 15. As the Indian economy continues to grow and play a more important world economic role, Washington is poised to become India’s largest imported apple supplier. Just eight years ago, our industry didn’t even track apple shipments to India. Today, it’s the fourth largest importer of Washington apples behind Mexico, Canada, and Taiwan. It is the second largest […]