There’s a limit to the number of apple varieties retailers will carry, says Roger Pepperl. Washington apple growers are fortunate to be situated in the best market in the world, says Roger Pepperl, marketing director at Stemilt Growers, Inc., Wenatchee. Washington. “We have the best market anywhere when you talk about the financial situation we have in this country, the ability to get paid, and the consumer base here. Our fruit doesn’t even have to leave the ground to be here.” But other growing regions in the United States are Washington’s main competitors, he said, particularly when freight is expensive […]