The U.S. Apple Association announced Fresh and Processing holdings as of April 1, 2019.
U.S. fresh-market apple holdings of 51.2 million bushels on April 1, 2019, are 12 percent less than the April 1, 2018 holdings of 58.0 million bushels, and 4 percent less than the five-year average of 53.4 million bushels.
Total processing apple holdings as of April 1, 2019, were 20.9 million bushels, 13 percent less than those on April 1, 2018, and 5 percent less than the five-year average for that date.
