date:Aug 27, 2013
dent Jim Allen told SN.
Last year, extreme weather significantly hurt Michigan and New Yorks apple crop.
New York produced only 17 million bushels last year, but that light crop might be helping this years harvest.
Those trees were not under any stress last year, so when they came back this spring with their new buds it was a huge return blossom, so we have a very very good crop on the trees as we speak right now, Allen said.
The Michigan Apple Committee also anticipates a 30 million bushel