The country's leading apple producer predicts large crop with high fruit quality, but notes that labor challenges and market conditions may force growers to be selective about what they pick YAKIMA, ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Washington State Tree Fruit Association has released its 2025 apple forecast, and the numbers suggest good news for growers. The crop is estimated at 142 million standard ...

Apple growers in Washington State are preparing for a potentially record-breaking harvest this season. The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is forecasting a massive 142 million boxes of fresh ...

Unfortunately, one of the primary results of climate change has been shifting weather, which is a threat to the viability of ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — Washington's 2025 apple crop is anticipated to match the previous record, but growers are concerned that labor shortages and market conditions may drive down the actual number of ...

In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, a box of Cosmic Crisp apples is shown at Washington State University’s Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center in Wenatchee, Wash. The apple is a brand new ...

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Washington's 2025 apple crop is anticipated to match the previous record, but growers are concerned that labor shortages and market conditions may drive down the actual number of harvested apples, the ...

The potential exists for a near-record apple crop in the state this fall, but picking all those apples depends on whether enough workers are available during the upcoming harvest. Officials with the ...

KENNEWICK – Washington apple growers pulled through a historic drought this spring to likely produce another record fruit crop. That is, if they have enough workers to pick them. Washington is the top ...

WENATCHEE — After spending much of the previous day discussing the negative effects of too much supply on tree fruit prices, Tuesday’s meetings of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association mostly ...