The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts the 2017/2018 apple crop at 10.4 billion pounds. Measured in 42-pound bushels, the crop is forecasted to be 248.7 million bushels.This represents 20 million bushels less than 2016, and 2 million bushels below the 5 year average production.The U.S. Apple Association is predicting similar production volumes.U.S. Apple Assoc. estimates […]
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California Strawberry Acreage December 13, 2017
California strawberry acreage has declined for 2018 production from where it was in 2017. The drop in winter acreage is more the 1,900 acres, with the Oxnard district losing the largest percentage of that. All areas of the state will be down in acreage this coming year. Summer planted acreage is expected to decline as […]
