Remaining U.S. fresh apples remaining to be shipped on November 1 were 12 percent less than the same time last year, according to the first storage report of the season from the U.S. Apple Association of Falls Church, VA.
Fresh apple remaining in storage for shipping on November 1 were 117.5 million (42-pound) cartons, 12 percent less than the inventories the same time a year ago.
Processing holdings were 45 million cartons, 6 percent less than the same time last year. Total apples in storage on November 1 were 162.5 million cartons, 10 percent less than a year ago and 4 percent below the 5-year average for that date.
The U.S. Apple fresh inventories on November 1, with percent change compared with a year ago:
- Gala: 24.2 million cartons, down 15 percent ; and
- Red delicious: 21.17 million cartons, down 24 percent;
- Honeycrisp: 15.34 million cartons, up 3.6 percent;
- Granny smith: 13.37 million cartons, down 15 percent;
- Golden delicious: 5.01 million cartons, down 38 percent.
- Cosmic Crisp: 1.631 million cartons, up 533 percent.