The New York apple industry will be more cautious in estimating its crop this year. Last year, the industry’s first official estimate of 27 million boxes turned out to be about 2 million boxes too high. Jim Allen, president of the New York Apple Association, said the first estimate is compiled by the association’s board members at a summer meeting. That used to take place in July, but in recent years has been moved up to June. Board members, who represent the whole state, report on what they see in their orchard, in terms of return bloom and growing conditions, […]