Bigger U.S. Apple Harvest
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/14 SNS -- United States apple production for the 2014 crop year is forecast at 10.9 billion pounds, up 8% from 2013, according to the USDA's latest crop production forecast.
Production in the Western States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington) is forecast at 7.33 billion pounds, up 13% from last year. Washington growers experienced a normal growing season with good irrigation supplies.
Production in the Eastern States (Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia) is forecast at 2.29 billion pounds, up 7% from last year.
Production in the Central States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin) is forecast at 1.27 billion pounds, a decrease of 12% from last year. Michigan growers reported a variable crop with different prospects by regions. The northwest and west central areas of the State reported good yields, while in the southern region many growers reported damaged trees from extremely low wind chills last winter. Ohio production was diminished this year due to below normal temperatures during critical growing stages.
Commercial Apple Production - States and United States: 2013 and Forecasted
August 1, 2014
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: Total production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014
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: million pounds
:
Arizona ..........: 16.5 8.5
California .......: 270.0 260.0
Colorado .........: 5.6 11.4
Connecticut ......: 27.0 19.0
Idaho ............: 72.0 68.0
Illinois .........: 13.0 21.0
Indiana ..........: 29.0 15.0
Iowa .............: 7.3 5.0
Maine ............: 27.0 40.0
Maryland .........: 33.0 37.0
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Massachusetts ....: 43.5 40.0
Michigan .........: 1,260.0 1,100.0
Minnesota ........: 19.2 19.1
Missouri .........: 13.5 19.0
New Hampshire ....: 25.5 16.0
New Jersey .......: 29.0 29.7
New York .........: 1,020.0 1,250.0
North Carolina ...: 135.0 101.0
Ohio .............: 54.0 50.0
Oregon ...........: 141.0 159.0
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Pennsylvania .....: 469.0 466.0
Rhode Island .....: 2.5 2.5
Tennessee ........: 6.9 6.9
Utah .............: 16.5 21.0
Vermont ..........: 34.0 18.7
Virginia .........: 195.0 180.0
Washington .......: 5,950.0 6,800.0
West Virginia ....: 95.0 86.0
Wisconsin ........: 41.7 38.6
:
United States ....: 10,051.7 10,888.4
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