date:Apr 02, 2013
rned the losses are still being tallied. Michigan State University officials have estimated the combined direct and indirect losses last year to be more than $500 million.
It was one of the most challenging years for the fruit industry as a whole for a long time, said Andresen, who teaches at the university. We've arguably not had a year that bad for the fruit industry since 1945.
Drought conditions later in the summer harmed production of other crops such as soybeans and corn. Overall, the co