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Total crop, including processing apples, in millions of 42-pound units
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Total U.S.
said. "But few other apples will make money this year.
Not Red Delicious, not Golden Delicious, not Jonagolds,
not Granny Smith, not even Fujis.
"Even as f.o.b. prices for several varieties are languish-
ing at levels close to the cost of packing, Honeycrisp
prices at both the wholesale and the retail level are sky
high in comparison," he said. "Right now it is easy to see
Red Delicious apples selling at retail for $.79 per pound
beside Honeycrisp selling for $3.99 per pound."
Is that the answer: Grow more Honeycrisp and find
more varieties like them?
That seems to be the path apple growers are on.
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