Apple Crop Update

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753 or (517) 282-5742

(DeWitt, Mich.) – Michigan is likely to have approximately three-quarters of an apple crop this year, according to a consensus of apple growers and shippers across the state.…


Michigan Apple movement breaks all-time October record

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753

(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 score another record week

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753

(DeWitt, Mich.) – As Michigan Apple shipments continue at a record pace, industry leaders are projecting that overall October movement will likely hit an all-time high.

According…


Michigan Apples record stellar September

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753

(DeWitt, Mich.) – Cooperation from Mother Nature in the form of cool temperatures and heavy summer rains is paying off for Michigan Apple growers as records indicate one of the best …


Michigan-grown Honeycrisp hit shelves!

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753

Supply of highly anticipated variety expected throughout year

(DeWitt, Mich.) – Apple growers throughout the state are harvesting unprecedented amounts of Michigan Honeycrisp,…


Hot Honey Crisp Near Harvest

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753

(DeWitt, Mich.) –  Apple growers in southwest Michigan will begin to harvest Honeycrisp apples early next week, but significant volume from the state’s most popularly planted…


Bumper apple crop in the making:Growers anticipating high yields, good quality

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753

(DeWitt, Mich.) – Cool temperatures and heavy summer rains have apple growers in Michigan anticipating one of the state’s best apple crops in over a decade.

On average, Michigan…


Growers ready to harvest Honeycrisp

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Contact: Denise Donohue
(800) 456-2753

(Note: New Michigan Honeycrisp symbol available for publication. Please download  at MichiganApples.com. Click on Commercial Sales then Logos.)

Consumer demand remains strong for emerging…


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…


Quality remains high, despite smaller overall yield

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Contact: Holly Whetstone
(800) 456-2753

(DeWitt, Mich.) – Adverse weather conditions, specifically in the late spring and early summer,
have taken a toll on the Michigan apple crop, which is expected to be down considerably…