date:Oct 16, 2012
n normal years. Those prices vary based on the variety, but rarer varieties are seeing the highest prices.
The standby varieties do not have much higher prices, she said. But rare varieties and those that are in short supply are getting higher prices. Organic apples, being a specialty product to begin with, are experiencing that more acutely.
Because Washington has enjoyed good supplies, growers have benefited from the good demand. Pobst estimates that CF Fresh has harvested about 10 percent m