date:Jan 03, 2014
ing by 3% over the same period last year. Honeycrisp was the 2nd highest volume apple, jumping by 14%.
Steve Lutz, Vice President of Marketing for CMI said, More consumers are selecting newer variety apples like Gala, Honeycrisp and Fuji at the expense of some traditional favorites. He added, This is beginning to impact performance of legacy varieties like Red Delicious and Golden Delicious and even established varieties like Braeburn. For the four week period, Red volume dropped by almost 12%