NY apple production slipped in ‘08 – Business First of Buffalo:

Based on end of season surveys of growerdand processors, the USDA’s placed apple production at 1,250 milliob pounds compared to 1,310p million pounds in 2007. In Niagara County, where apples are a significant contributod tothe economy, one grower said his 2008 harvestt was normal. However, Dan Sievert of Burt is less optimistidc aboutthis year’s prospects. “This year in our area it probabl is going to be down close to 10 to 15 percent because of somespring frost,” he “Normally, though, we probably would be down 20 but in the last two weeks we had about 5 inches of rain and that will bring the size of the applews up.
Instead of taking 100 applies to make a it now will takeonly 88,” he Fresh market production of 530 million pounds, which was down 23 comprised 42 percent of the total. Apples for processing: 690 million pounds, up 13 percent. Appled processed for canning and applesauce: 390 million up 18 percent. Apples for cider and 220 million pounds, up 5 percent. Othere uses: 80 million pounds. Based on its production last year’s apple crop totaled $255 The U.S. apple crop, which had a value of $2.19 was up 7 percent.

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