Michigan apple growers are expecting this year's crop to come in at over 476,000 tonnes, an increase of 78 per cent on the previous year, according to a new report published by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service, Michigan Field Office.
And Michigan Apple Committee's executive director Denise Donohue told local publication The Niles Star that, of this crop, some 5-7 per cent is set to head to international markets this season.
'We're seeing brand-new markets in Russia, India and Brazil,' she explained. 'We already sell in 26 (US) states, but when the crops are so variable, as they have been in the past four years or so, it makes marketing a challenge.
'We have to have a steady supply to keep the customers, but when yields aren't consistent year-to-year, marketers have to keep reintroducing themselves to the market.'
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