U.S. fresh apple holdings up in December

Overview of apples in the U.S. market, complemented by charts from Agronometrics. Original published on December 13, 2023.

A recent report by the U.S. Apple Association, USApple, shows a 33% year-on-year uptick in fresh apple holdings for the month of December, with volumes totalling 124.4 million bushels.

The figure is up 20% from the December five-year average.

Processing apple holdings are up as well, 19% year-on year, at 48.5 million bushels.

Washington continues to lead domestic production with over 29 million 42-pound bushels of fresh and processing apples.

Source: USDA Market News via Agronometrics.
(Agronometrics users can view this chart with live updates here)

Source: USDA Market News via Agronometrics.
(Agronometrics users can view this chart with live updates here)

USApple represents 26,000 apple growers, nearly 40 state and regional apple associations, and more than 3,700 apple-related companies. 

The U.S grows 11 billion pounds of apples annually on average, supporting 150,000 jobs, generating more than $8 billion in total wages, and is responsible for almost $23 billion in economic output.

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