Source: THE PRODUCE NEWS, 8/23/19


Apple exports for the 2018 crop were down 27 percent from the previous year, according to the U.S. Apple Association. The value of apple exports fell by 22 percent, from $1.1 billion in 2017 to $854 million for the 2018 crop. Amid growing trade tensions and escalating tariffs from top export countries, the overall farm gate income for U.S. apple growers fell 16 percent, or $588 million, from 2017 to 2018.  

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