The U.S. Apple Association announced Fresh and Processing holdings as of March 1, 2019.
U.S. fresh-market apple holdings of 65.5 million bushels on March 1, 2019, are 10 percent less than the March 1, 2018 holdings of 73.1 million bushels, and 5 percent less than the five-year average of 69.2 million bushels.
Total processing apple holdings as of March 1, 2019, were 26.3 million bushels, 13 percent less than those on March 1, 2018, and 7 percent less than the five-year average for that date.
