date:Apr 09, 2013
While some French apple growers were fortunate enough to have good volumes of fruit this season, there was a shortage of apples throughout Europe this year. The scarcity of fruit caused prices to rise, and while that was good for suppliers with enough fruit to last through the season, it's resulted in the season coming to an end earlier than usual.
We finished with most varieties about one to two months earlier than normal, said Marc Peyres of Blue Whale. That's because there was good demand an