El4-Umcaster Fannins, Saturday, January 11,1985 Apple (Continued from Page El 3) apple grower’s fruit has changed considerably over the last 15 years. A continuation of the trends in domestic _ consumption and in ternational trade would have varying effects on U.S. growers. Growers of fresh-market varieties would be producing for an expanding, higher priced market and therefore would tend to produce more apples. They would then have a larger volume of cull apples which they could divert to the growing canned-juice market. In contrast, growers producing primarily for the canning market would be facing a shrinking market and lower prices due to unprofitable alternative outlets. These growers could be forced to change production practices or varieties to meet the requirements of the more profitable markets. Growers sometimes recognize opportunities long before they appear as a trend in statistical data. A few years of lower prices or restricted deliveries of processing apples, accompanied by lower gross returns per unit, can encourage changes. Growers commonly make these changes by' planting different varieties when they expand orchard acreage or replace old orchards. Tmtdtin Applt Production Apples comprised nearly 16 percent of the tonnage of all fruit grown in this country during the early 1960 s (Table 2). While some commercial production is reported in the majority of states, most is concentrated in nine states (Table 3). Michigan, New York, Washington, and the six states of the Appalachian Region produced about three-fourths of all U.S.- grown apples in 1980-84. These states are collectively increasing their share of national production. They accounted for 72 percent in 1970-74, 74 percent in 197&-79, and 76 percent during the last five years. Pre-Season TROY-BILT ' ROTO TILLER SALE! 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Of the major apple producing states, New York, Michigan, and Washington enjoyed the highest rates of growth. Apple production in the Ap palachian Region has not in creased as rapidly as it has in the other major producing states. Among the six states in the region, only North Carolina has significantly increased production since the early 19705. A number of reasons may explain why the region has not kept pace with the rest of the industry. The climate may not be as favorable for the production of fresh-market apples as it is in other regions. Or perhaps the region’s resources can be used more profitably in other kinds of businesses. A more probable ex planation, though, is that the Appalchian Region simply has not had enough time to adjust to recent market changes because it is an old production area. Adjustment is much faster and easier when production is in an expansion phase. 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