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Apple Fact Sheet

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Pacific Northwest Apples

Apple Fact Sheet

2023/24 Fresh Apple Production1,2: 149,992,500 (40 lb. cartons)
(Includes Washington and Oregon)

2023 Production Percentages1:

  • The Pacific Northwest produced 89% of the fresh U.S. apple crop.
  • The Pacific Northwest produced 63% of the total U.S. apple crop.

2023 Production Acreage1:

  • Pacific Northwest: 177,800 acres
  • United States: 297,100 acres

2023/24 Organic Fresh Apple Production2: 17,020,000 (40 lb. cartons)
(Includes Washington)

Top Apple Producing States1:

1. Washington
2. New York
3. Michigan
4. Pennsylvania
5. California
6. Virginia
7. Oregon

State Facts:

  • Apples are Washington’s largest agricultural product.
  • Washington is the top U.S. producer of apples, pears, and sweet cherries.
  • Washington produces more than 90 percent of the nation’s organic apple crop.
  • The Washington and Oregon apple industries employ 68,400 people.
Weighted Average Dollar Value of Pacific Northwest Fresh Crop1 PNW Fresh Apple Production1 (40 lb. cartons)
2023 $1,950,603,000 149,992,500
2022 $2,020,002,000 118,135,000
2021 $2,135,433,000 131,860,000
2020 $2,039,253,000 133,155,000
2019 $2,317,757,000 146,260,000
2018 $2,142,715,000 130,875,000
2017 $2,303,273,000 145,560,000
2016 $2,458,560,000 139,141,000
2015 $2,392,220,000 118,476,190
2014 $1,873,058,000 144,428,571
Percent of Fresh Apple Crop Production by Variety2
Variety 2023/24 2022/23 2021/22 2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18
Gala 19.4% 22.2% 19.5% 23.3% 24.7% 23.4% 23.3%
Honeycrisp 14.9% 12.1% 13.7% 12.2% 11.3% 10.3% 8.6%
Red Delicious 14.8% 14.2% 15.9% 18.6% 19.8% 24.8% 25.0%
Granny Smith 14.1% 13.0% 14.0% 11.8% 12.6% 11.5% 13.6%
Fuji 10.5% 11.5% 12.5% 13.2% 12.8% 13.0% 12.6%
Cosmic Crisp 6.0% 5.3% 3.1% 1.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Cripps Pink 5.7% 6.2% 6.3% 4.8% 4.1% 4.4% 4.0%
Envy 3.3% 3.7% 2.7% 2.3% 1.6% 1.4% 0.7%
Golden Delicious 3.3% 3.2% 3.7% 3.8% 4.6% 3.9% 5.1%
Ambrosia 1.6% 1.9% 2.0% 1.7% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2%
Other 6.4% 6.8% 6.6% 6.9% 6.7% 6.0% 5.7%
Percent of Washington State
Apple Crop Exported2
2023/24 29.9%
2022/23 23.7%
2021/22 24.0%
2020/21 26.6%
2019/20 28.3%
2018/19 27.5%
2017/18 33.8%
2016/17 31.1%
2015/16 28.7%
2014/15 35.7%
2023/24 Top Ten Apple Export Markets2
Country Volume
(40 lb. cartons)
Mexico 16,931,980
Canada 6,007,065
Taiwan 3,579,119
India 2,295,443
Vietnam 1,915,074
Dominican Republic 1,046,155
Colombia 940,898
Thailand 647,183
Indonesia 559,514
China 428,584
Other 6,429,414
Total Exports 40,780,428

1 Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts 2023 Summary. USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Published May 2024. In 2018 NASS ceased its collection of data from Idaho. Starting in 2018 the NHC includes Idaho in some of its fact sheets based on private sector estimates rather than NASS survey data.

2 A Statistical Review of Washington State Fresh Apple Crops 2023/24. Washington State Tree Fruit Association. Published January 2025.

Updated 2/11/25

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