Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 1/2/22


Organic apple supplies are tight and getting tighter in the 2021-22 marketing season. The Dec. 25 average organic apple price was $56.26 per carton at U.S. wholesale markets tracked by the USDA, 41% higher than the $39.83 per carton average for conventional apples the same day. The USDA reported size 72 Washington organic gala apples were trading at $34 to $36 per carton on Dec. 29, up slightly from a year ago.

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