U.S. apple holdings up 13%
Total processing apple holdings as of April 1 were 21.7 million bushels, 9 percent more than 2016 and 7 percent more than the five-year average.
The total number of apples in storage was 74.8 million bushels, 12 percent more than last April’s total of 66.9 million bushels and 7 percent above the five-year average for that date, according to the association.
source: fruitgrowersnews.com
