Photo by Melissa Hansen For the past 30 years, Red Delicious has been the poor relation of the apple family. Although all varieties of apples have been profitable in recent years, Red Delicious is still close to the bottom of the list in terms of f.o.b. prices. Last season, the average return on Washington Red Delicious apples was $19.66 a box, according to the Washington Growers Clearing House Association, while the average for all varieties was $22.71. So, why would a grower plant Red Delicious apples rather than ­Honeycrisp, which fetches more than twice the price? First of all, there’s […]