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Stemilt Growers LLC is promoting its Pinata apples for Cinco de Mayo.

At the 2017 Oscars night Feb. 26, Opal apples were included in the "Everyone Wins" Nominee Gift Bags, given to Oscar nominees in the major acting and directing categories.

Year two of Apple Madness has begun.

Kanzi apples grown by CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., were sent to the International Space Station on the SpaceX-10 flight.

CMI Orchards is launching a Season of Flavor promotion that includes the company's club variety apples.

All Fresh GPS, Sparta, Mich., plans to display its EverCrisp apple at the Southern Exposure Show, offering samples at the March 11 expo in Orlando, Fla.

Pink Lady America wants to trademark "Wild Pink" in the European Union, allowing U.S. apple exporters to sell improved cripps pink varieties there.

Calling the Arctic apple a pivotal case for biotechnology companies, Rabobank has issued a report looking at the prospects for the genetically engineered non-browning apple.

The 2016-17 Kanzi apple season has had the highest growth rate in dollars and volume of any apple in the top 25 varieties, according to Nielsen FreshFacts data.

Crunch Time Apple Growers' SnapDragon apples have ended their season with retail partners selling out of the last of the 2016 harvest.

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) released Southern Hemisphere production forecasts for apples and pears that shows mixed trends.

Led by ample volume of red delicious and gala varieties, U.S. fresh market apple holdings on Feb. 1 were 13% higher compared with last year and 9% more than the five-year average, according to the Feb. 1 storage report f

Taking the opportunity to participate in a signature Washington, D.C. moment, U.S. Apple Association leaders participated in laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

The USDA is buying apples and apple products. Europe copes with produce shortages. Tips for getting kids to become lifelong vegetable eaters.

Glenmont, N.Y.-based New York Apple Sales Inc. is shipping late-harvest apple varieties from Nova Scotia.

Gala and Honeycrisp apples saw respective retail volume increases 3.4% and 2.5% in December compared with year-ago levels.

Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers remain positive, preparing for the upcoming harvest despite winter weather conditions.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers LLC is looking to St. Patrick's Day to promote a large crop of granny smith apples.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorized U.S. imports of fresh star apple fruit from Vietnam.

Australian fruit grower-shipper Favco and its Wenatchee, Wash.-based company, Favco USA LLC, will be marketing Strand Apple Inc.'s apples and pears.

GMO apple developer Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. is getting ready to test-market its first non-browning apples as a sliced product in retail stores in the Midwest, said Neal Carter, the company's founder and president.

Branded apples are entering the peak season for distribution and sales.

When you are one of the nation's largest fruit grower-shippers, you have to think big.

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - Elgin, Minn.-based Honeybear Brands is showcasing its apple variety Pazazz in store demonstrations across the country.

Michigan apple marketers moved record volume of fruit from mid-October through Christmas.

Setting up strong availability of galas into June, U.S. fresh apple holdings on Jan. 1 of 103.2 million cartons were up 14% from a year ago and 11% higher than the five-year average.

Crunch Time Apple Growers' winter apple RubyFrost will be available at select retailers nationwide for the next few months.

"How did they get cinnamon IN there?" "Tastes like Bath and Body Works Apple hand soap smells." "Tart ... with a hint of rum, I think?"

The latest Fruit Tracker Fast Facts video from Stemilt Growers shows the three-pound bag remains the most widely used package in the apple category.

Generally, a big crop is a high-quality crop, and that means more sales, said Don Armock, president of Sparta, Mich.-based Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc.

The New York Apple Association has chosen Cynthia Haskins as president and CEO.

Apple marketers say their already-competitive field is growing more crowded, with new packaging, varieties and value-added products elbowing each other for market share.

Apple marketers are capitalizing on changing technology habits to promote a familiar product.

Washington fruit grower-shipper Columbia Marketing International has changed its name to CMI Orchards.

Eastern Editor Doug Ohlemeier reports from the annual Joint Tomato Conference in Naples, Fla. National Editor Tom Karst gets the lowdown on the Koru apple variety from Oneonta Starr Ranch's Bruce Turner.

Esteban Garibay, a graduate of the 2016 class of Sunnyside High School, Wenatchee, Wash., won the Grand Prize in Washington Apple Education Foundation's Year of the Apple Art Contest.

Fairfield, Calif.-based Macro Plastics has debuted the MacroBin 29, a plastic harvest bin intended for apples.

The World Apple and Pear Association has added a Chinese member to its ranks.

Stemilt Growers LLC has begun picking Honeycrisp apples.

Yes, the supermarket produce department is a wonder for its wide variety of fresh, tasty and healthy items.

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Koru apple is coming on strong.

<p></p> Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers has kicked off its "All About Apples" photo contest. To enter the sweepstakes, consumers can post original photos of themselves with apples in the context of

CHICAGO - At the recent U.S. Apple Association's Apple Crop Outlook & Marketing Conference, the association estimated total U.S.production will be 246 million 42-pound cartons. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's

Domex Superfresh Growers reports excellent quality and color in the early stages of its 2016 apple harvest.

Michigan surpasses New York as its apple production surges.

The venerable red delicious, longtime king of the U.S. apple industry, continues its production decline in Michigan and most other growing areas.

Michigan growers are adding more club varieties to their product mixes.

CHELAN, Wash. - Mac Riggan of Chelan Fresh Marketing is a believer in the Eat Brighter! Sesame Street initiative.

CHICAGO - Two long-time apple industry leaders were honored by the U.S. Apple Association at the 2016 Apple Crop Outlook & Marketing Conference.

Increased use of pouches is among the packaging trends in the Michigan apple industry.