Estimates concerning the upcoming Washington apple crop suggest large sizes this season. The start of the season is also expected to begin earlier this year.
Measurements done by Domex Superfresh Growers earlier this month revealed large fruit sizing. With sizes expected to peak on 88's, 80's and larger, sizing is expected to be exceptionally large this year. But, noted Domex's Howard Nager, there are still several weeks left before the start of the season, and many things can change in that time.
Harvesting is expected to commence at the start of next month, and promotional volumes should arrive up to two weeks earlier than they did last year. While official estimates for the size of this year's crop are still several weeks away, current unofficial estimates put this year's apple output between 110 million and 125 million boxes.