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Washington apple variety trends Predictions of Washington apple production, by variety, made by Dr. Desmond O'Rourke, based on 2011 Washington State fruit tree survey. 35 - 30 - 25 - 20 - 15 - 10 - 5 - 0 - Red Delicious Gala Fuji Granny Smith Golden Delicious Honeycrisp Cripps Pink three to four weeks earlier. This cultivar can be planted in sites further north and in other cold areas, which could lead to expansion of acreage. Another early clone will be released soon. Brandt thinks production of Cripps Pink/Pink Lady could rise from the current 3.2 million to close to 6 million boxes. Jazz andPacific Rose:Rick Derrey, ENZA's coordinator for North America, said production of the New Zealand varieties Jazz and Pacific Rose will be higher than pre- dicted. Jazz will reach 1 million boxes this year, and ENZA has set a ceiling for production of 1.5 million, which will be reached by 2016. Derrey said there are no current plans to exceed that volume, although the numbers are reviewed annually. Pacific Rose production should reach 425,000 boxes this year and increase to a ceiling of 750,000 by 2018. Ambrosia: McDougall and Sons, Wenatchee, holds the U.S. license for the Canadian variety Ambrosia. Scott McDougall said he expects volume to exceed 1 million boxes by the end of the decade, up from 520,000 boxes this year. Piñata: Stemilt holds the U.S. license for the European apple Pinova, which it sells as Piñata. Pepperl said that the 2011 crop came in at around 240,000 boxes, and he thinks production probably will reach about 500,000 boxes by 2021, in line with O'Rourke's prediction. "It's a good variety, but you don't know which sites end up working better than others," he added. O'Rourke forecasts that Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Braeburn, Cameo, and Jonagold will decline in volume. • www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER JANUARY 15, 2012 11 PACKED BOXES (in millions) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021