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Apple Fact Sheet

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Pacific Northwest Apples

Apple Fact Sheet

2020/21 Fresh Apple Production: 133,115,000 (40 lb. cartons)1,2
(Includes Washington and Oregon)

Acreage in Production1:

  • United States: 295,300 acres
  • Pacific Northwest: 180,000 acres

Top Five Apple Producing States1:

1. Washington
2. New York
3. Michigan
4. Pennsylvania
5. California

On average, the Northwest region produces about 69% of the U.S. apple crop and supplies nearly 78% of the U.S. fresh market1,2

Weighted Average Dollar Value of Pacific Northwest Fresh Crop1: PNW Fresh Apple Production1 (40 lb. Cartons):
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
2013 $2,114,410,000 118,333,333
2012 $2,438,167,000 131,238,095
Percent of Washington State Apple Crop Exported2:
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%
2013/14 33%
2012/13 33%
2011/12 34%
Percent of Fresh Apple Crop Production by Variety2:
Variety 2020/21 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17 2015/16
Red Delicious 18.6% 19.8% 24.8% 25.0% 29.4% 25.3%
Gala 23.3% 24.7% 23.4% 23.3% 23.4% 20.7%
Fuji 13.2% 12.8% 13.0% 12.6% 12.7% 13.3%
Honeycrisp 12.2% 11.3% 10.3% 8.6% 6.3% 6.4%
Granny Smith 11.8% 12.6% 11.5% 13.6% 11.2% 14.6%
Cripps Pink 4.8% 4.1% 4.4% 4.0% 4.6% 4.8%
Golden Delicious 3.8% 4.6% 3.9% 5.1% 4.9% 7.1%
Ambrosia 1.7% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0%
Cosmic Crisp 1.2% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Braeburn 0.3% 0.3% 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% 1.4%
Other 9% 7.9% 6.3% 5.3% 6.5% 6.3%
2020/21 Top Ten Export Markets2:
Volume
(40 lb. Cartons)
Mexico 12,661,065
Canada 4,744,114
Taiwan 2,343,428
Vietnam 2,098,458
India 1,234,625
Indonesia 1,193,994
UAE (Dubai) 514,086
China 485,142
Hong Kong 481,102
Saudi Arabia 406,414
Other 6,388,637
Total Exports 32,551,065

1 National Agricultural Statistics Service May 2021. Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts 2020 summary. Packinghouse value.  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 Washington State Tree Fruit Association. 2020/21. A Statistical Review of Washington State Fresh Apple Crops

2/18/22

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