Posts Tagged ‘Washington State Apple Commission’
New Apple Tariffs By India Follows Relief From Mexico
The apple industry in Washington state expects exports to India to slow down even more after the country tacked on a 20 percent retaliatory tariff, bringing the total duty to 70 percent. India added the tariff to apples and 27 other American products Sunday after the U.S. government ended a preferential trade program with the…
Read More$8.5 Million In Federal Aid Coming To Wash. Apple Commission, Local Growers Due To Tariffs
Trade disruptions from tariffs have taken a toll on export markets, especially agriculture. A trade promotion program seeks to alleviate those additional costs. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Mexico Hits Washington Apple Industry With Tariffs Following Trump’s Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
Tariffs imposed by the U.S. on aluminum and steel are seeing retaliatory tariffs on everything from pork to apples. And it will have a local impact, as Marcus Bellissimo reports. In response to the Trump Administration’s tariffs on aluminum and steel, Mexico announced yesterday that effective immediately imports of apples from the U.S. would be…
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NCW Tree Fruit Industry Bracing For Hit From U.S., Chinese Tariffs
Fruit growers in Washington are closely watching the potential trade war between the U.S. and China. The hope is that it subsides before harvest time. Marcus Bellissimo.
Read MoreApple Commission’s Todd Fryhover Names 2018 Apple Citizen of the Year
The Apple Blossom Festival has picked its Apple Citizen of the Year. The award began in 1981 to honor the roots of the Festival and the leaders that make this the Apple Capital of the World, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read More2017 Apple Harvest Sets New State Record At 142 Million Boxes
The 2017 apple harvest was the largest in Washington history. The State Tree Fruit Association released their post-harvest report, which estimates the state produced more than 142.3 million 40-pound boxes of apples. That beat out the previous record of 141 million boxes set in 2014. Todd Fryhover, President of the Washington Apple Commission, told KOHO…
Read More2017 Apple Harvest Likely Third Largest In State History
Apple harvest is winding down for some varieties, going strong for others. The size of apples this year is slightly smaller, says Todd Fryhover, President of the Washington State Apple Commission, but the overall crop will likely be the third largest in state history – about 131 million 40-pound boxes. KOHO’s Dan Langager also talked…
Read More2016 Apple Harvest Underway with Near-Record Projections
The 2016 apple harvest in North Central Washington is well underway and Todd Fryhover, President of the Washington State Apple Commission, says the conditions for picking the fruit have been equally as good as those of the growing season in the region. As for the number of apples that have already been picked and the projections…
Read MoreApple Growers Forecast Near-Record Harvest
The North Central Washington apple harvest is getting underway. Apple growers are expected to bring in a crop of nearly 133 million boxes this year, a drop from the record set in 2014 but an improvement on last year’s 115 million boxes. Dan Langager talks with Todd Fryhover, President of the Washington State Apple Commission, to…
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