Oppy Heads South to Import Fresh Apples and Pears

Spring has sprung and with it has arrived a diverse set of apples and pears to transition the domestic to the imported crop. 

The freshly harvested mix from the Southern Hemisphere is being made available coast to coast.

Delivering fruit nationwide, ports ranging from Philadelphia, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle and beyond will receive good supply.

All offerings arriving from either New Zealand, Chile or Argentina, favorites like Royal Gala, Fuji, Braeburn, Granny Smith, Ambrosia, Smitten™ and Pink Lady® along with club varieties like Envy™, JAZZ™ and Pacific Rose™ round out Oppy’s apple basket. Its familiar pear assortment of Bosc, Bartlett, D’Anjou and Abate Fetel varieties also includes a strong organic program specifically from Argentina and Chile. Seeing increased demand for bagged pears, Oppy imports in bulk and bags at the source.

Envy™ and JAZZ™ apples hold top-10 category with volume.

And, with the heightened demand for organic apples evident in their double-digit year-on-year growth to a 16% share of total category sales and 12% share of pounds, organic Envy™ and JAZZ™ volume is set to increase in the years ahead.

Packaged apple sales also skyrocketed in 2020, now representing 45% of category pounds.