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USApple Kicks Off 2019-20 Apples4Ed School Grant Program
PRESS RELEASE: Falls Church, Va. (October 9, 2019)—The U.S. Apple Association BB #:145473 has launched its 2019-20 Apples4Ed initiative—a grant...
Projections show a manageable apple crop
Apple production in the United States runs from coast to coast with nearly three dozen states growing commercially. This output,...
Envy apple to see big growth this season
PRESS RELEASE The Envy™ apple is poised to deliver on shopper demand for the “ideal eating experience” with beautifully balanced...
Arctic Apples increase volume, target foodservice with culinary event
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY—Summerland, British Columbia-based Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. BB #:337660 celebrated this year’s harvest with a culinary event on the...
Apple harvest goes higher-tech
Apple growers graft their trees, care for them, the weather cooperates, bloom goes well in the spring, and fruit begins...
Fall produce trends forecast: pumpkins, apples and game day fun
Are you Team Pumpkin Spice or Team Apple Pie Spice? Fall brings some of the most anticipated flavors of the...
Tis the season to refrigerate those candied apples
It’s that time of year again. It’s time for me to get up on my soapbox and remind you that...
The many apple choices can overwhelm consumers
With explosion in new apple cultivars over the last few years—200 varieties growing across the United States according to the...
Cosmic Crisp highlights a bumper crop of apple cultivars
Smitten, EverCrisp, Snapdragon, RubyFrost, Topaz, SweeTango, Rave, and Cosmic Crisp—these are only a few of the newer apple varieties challenging...
SweeTango targets podcasts for fall advertising
PRESS RELEASE: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – September 18, 2019 – SweeTango® apples will be in the spotlight on top-ranked podcasts this fall...
USApple’s Bair urges USMCA passage
PRESS RELEASE: Washington, D.C. (Sept. 13, 2019)—USApple BB #:145473 President & CEO Jim Bair spoke at a press conference in...
Chile drought to affect late season fruit exports
The drought in Chile continues, and it is now expected to affect more regions and more fruit. While speaking to...
Crunch Pak to sell SpongeBob branded sliced apples in Costco
PRESS RELEASE CASHMERE, Wash. (Aug. 28, 2019) — Just in time for back-to-school lunches and snacks, Crunch Pak, BB #:171819...
Apple growers brace for new round of Chinese tariffs
PRESS RELEASE: Falls Church, Va. (Aug. 28, 2019)—U.S. apple growers are bracing for another round of retaliatory tariffs from China,...
USDA projects over 250 million carton apple crop for 2019-20
The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast the 2019-20 apple crop to be 253.1 million 42-pound boxes, which would make it...
Top USDA trade official to USApple: trade must be “Free, Fair and Reciprocal”
PRESS RELEASE: CHICAGO (Aug. 23, 2019)—Free, fair and reciprocal trade for U.S. agriculture was the resounding message from Agriculture Under Secretary...
USApple: exports, value down for 2018 crop
PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO (August 22, 2019)—Apple exports for the 2018 crop were down 27 percent from the previous year, said...
SweeTango apple harvest begins
PRESS RELEASE WENATCHEE, Wash. – August 21, 2019 – Harvest has kicked off for the 2019 SweeTango® apple crop. Orchards...
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