GLOBAL APPLE OUTLOOK: Production is down in many countries, but China was expecting a record crop

摘要

On paper, the world's supply of apples looks fairly robust. Looks can be deceiving however, and most U.S. marketers are looking at their world as if it is short on apples for the 2012-13 season. Part of the reason is China. The world's largest producer with more than half the crop, China is expected to produce a record crop about 8 percent larger than last year. Eight percent more in China is a lot more bushels—144 million bushels more, equivalent to Washington State's entire crop.