Washington State University’s sustainable agriculture specialist David Granatstein keeps tabs on organic tree fruit production statistics, compiling charts and graphs from data supplied by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. The most recent statistics from 2012 show the following trends: Apples Certified organic acreage declined in 2012 to 13,655 acres.  Fuji is the leading organic variety, with nearly 3,500 acres.  Gala is the second most planted organic variety with around 3,200 acres.  Honeycrisp, with around 1,200 organic acres, shows the most acres (500) in transition. Organic Honeycrisp apples have received the highest prices of all varieties, averaging $20 per box […]