Category: Michigan Apple Exports
Michigan Sees Increase in Apple Exports with 2023-24 Crop
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Apple industry has seen a steep increase in apple exports since 2020, with bushels shipped increasing by 40 percent, according to the U.S. Apple Export Council.
“Michigan’s surge in apple exports is a testament to our growers’…
Michigan Apple Industry Wraps 2016 Calendar Year in Record Fashion
Industry Tracks 11 Consecutive Record Shipment Weeks
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Apple industry set new shipment records eleven weeks in a row from October 15 through Christmas, according to the USDA Specialty Crop Market News Service.
“These record…
Michigan apple industry sets apple shipment record
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Contact: Diane Smith
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Diane@michiganapples.com
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan apple industry set new shipment records two weeks in a row in October, shipping 414,702 boxes of apples the week of October 12. The news …
Fruit Growers Play Role in State’s Economic Recovery
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Contact: Diane Smith
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diane@michiganapples.com
MICHIGAN—If things go as planned, by the fall of 2013, 47 acres of farmland at Seven Mile Road and Alpine Avenue in Alpine Township will be home to a new, state-of-the-art…
Michigan Apple movement breaks all-time October record
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Contact: Denise Donohue
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(DeWitt, Mich.) – Michigan Apple movement hit an all-time high for the month of October, with total shipments breaking 1.6 million cases.
“Movement has been very, very strong for several …
Michigan Apples in Russia!
Shoppers in St. Petersburg, Russia taste-test and sample Michigan Apples! Store representatives report strong sales and positive feedback. One store went through 40 kilos (88 pounds) in just three hours.…
Locally grown demand helps distinguish Michigan as ‘Great Lakes Apple of Choice’
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Contact: Holly Whetstone
(800) 456-2753
(DeWitt, Mich.) – With nearly 1,000 apple growers, many of whom are fourth- and fifth-generation farmers, throughout the Lower Peninsula, Michigan has a long history of producing…
Michigan apple shipments set record high
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Contact: Denise Yockey
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(DeWitt, Mich.) – Michigan apple shipments hit an all-time high for the week ending Oct. 6, with more than 337,000 cartons packed and shipped within the seven-day timeframe.
According…
Michigan Exports First Apples of the Year to Mexico
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Contact: Denise Yockey
(800) 456-2753
Michigan apples have begun rolling south of the border again, with the year’s first shipment headed out in late February. The state is trying a new variety in Mexico: the Rome Beauty, …
Mexico Lifts Tariffs on U.S. Apples
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Contact: Denise Yockey
(800) 456-2753
Mexico has lifted a 46.6 percent tariff on Red and Golden Delicious apples, according to United States negotiators.
The tariff had slowed exports of those varieties by making them more expensive…