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Here’s the outlook for Michigan apple shipments, as well imports for sweet onions from Peru.
Michigan has had three straight strong apple shipping seasons after having three very difficult seasons in a short period. In 2012 devastating freezes wiped out almost all of the state’s apples. In 2010 there was hail damage and a short crop. In 2007,T every district in the state had hail damage.
Michigan apple shipments are expected to be down only slightly last year.
Harvest of Paula Reds started about Aug. 15th, while Honeycrisp and Galas should get underway the second week of September.
Picking of Honeycrisp harvest should begin around Sept. 12-15 , while the Gala harvest will commence about August 30th. Red and Golden Delicious gets underway about September 29th and Fujis should start about October 25th.
Michigan vegetables and apples – grossing about $2600 to Dallas.
Peruvian Sweet Onion Imports
Peruvian Sweet Onion Imports will be down substantially this season from the 135,000 tons shipped during the 2014-15 season. Peruvian sweet onion hectares are down this season by 30 percent due to overproduction and very poor prices last season (1 hectare = 2.471 acres). About half of Peru’s onion supplies last season were available for export. The other half of the crop was left in fields unharvested.
Peru has planted about 3,500 hectares of sweet onions this season, down from normal plantings of 2,500 and 3,000 hectares. The United States is the main market for Peruvian sweet onions, receiving approximately 80 percent of the volume.