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29.08.2013
2013 U.S. apple crop expected to be larger than last year
The 2013 estimate represents a 13 percent increase over 2012’s final crop of 215 million bushels, and a 9 percent increase over the five-year average (224 million bushels). It's the largest crop since 2004, according to USDA numbers.
Here’s a regional breakdown:
In the Eastern states, the 2013 estimate is 58 million bushels, 39 percent greater than the 2012 crop and 6 percent greater than the five-year average.
The Midwest estimate is 35 million bushels, 472 percent greater than 2012 and 61 percent above the five-year average.
In the Western states, the 2013 estimate is 149 million bushels, down 11 percent from 2012 but 1 percent greater than the five-year average.
