Washington Apple Sales Remain Strong
June 11, 2010 | 1 min to read
WENATCHEE, Wash. — Movement and pricing of the 2009 Washington apple crop remains strong heading into the final four months of sales, which bodes well for a good transition to a larger 2010 fall crop.
As of May 24, 81.9 million 40-pound boxes of fresh apples of the 2009 crop had been sold and shipped compared with 84.8 million a year ago of what was a much larger 2008 crop, says Kirk Mayer, manager of the Washington Growers Clearing House Association in Wenatchee.
Two years ago, 82.1 million boxes had been sold by May 24, he said.
"Movement is good. Shippers have been slightly exceeding their weekly targets for the last several months which is good. Prices are strong," Mayer said.
The average wholesale price on all varieties of Washington apples was $18.86 a box on May 24 compared with $17.36 a year earlier and $20.36 two years earlier, he said.
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