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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER OCTOBER 2015 17 U.S. crop forecast is down 14 percent T he U.S. Apple Association forecast the nation's apple crop at 234.8 million bush- els this year, down from 272.2 million last sea- son, with most of the decrease in Washington State. The size of the Washington crop was pegged at 143 million bushels (fresh and processed) slightly below average but 18 percent lower than last year's crop. California's crop is estimated at 4.8 million bushels. New York, the second largest producing state, will produce 26.2 million bushels this year, 7 percent below average and 15 percent smaller than last year. Michigan, which has experienced erratic production for the last sev- eral years, will produce 24 million, about the same as last year but 28 percent larger than the five-year average. Pennsylvania's crop was estimated at 12.5 million bushels, 6 percent over last year and 9 percent above average. —R. Lehnert TJ MULLINAX/GOOD FRUIT GROWER Red Delicious apples days before this year's harvest in Selah, Washington. w w w. d ave w i l s o n . c o m 800-654-5854 And Everything In-Between We've Got You Covered! Apricots Nectarines Pluots ®