-August 25,2019-
Apple exports for the 2018 crop were down 27 percent from the previous year, said the U.S. Apple Association BB #:145473 today at the organization’s annual Crop and Outlook Marketing Conference.
The value of apple exports fell by 22 percent, from $1.1 billion in 2017 to $854 million for the 2018 crop.
Amid growing trade tensions and escalating tariffs from top export countries, the overall farm gate income for U.S. apple growers fell 16 percent, or $588 million, from 2017 to 2018. The Agriculture Department’s Trade Mitigation Program purchased $83 million of fresh apples according to Agricultural Marketing Service officials.