date:Jan 26, 2022
With tighter supplies of apples out of Washington State coupled with high freight rates, where does that leave Eastern apple growers?
I think its a benefit for us here in Michigan with freight rates being as exorbitant as they are. This could bode well for Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania apple growers, says Scott Swindeman of Applewood Fresh Growers LLC in Sparta, MI. We have a huge freight advantage to many major markets.
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