In a recent apple holdings report, Chris Gerlach, vice president of insights and analytics for the U.S. Apple Association, said the number of fresh apples in storage as of Feb. 1, 2025, is 92.7 million bushels, which is 5% less than inventories reported in February 2024 but still 12% more than the five-year average.
Gerlach said processing apples are also down 5% year over year at 37.5 million bushels, but still 8% higher than the five-year average.
Washington state still tops the list with 107,395,238 bushels of apples in holding. That number is down slightly from the 2023-24 season, but still higher than the five-year average, according to the report. The state moved 2,839,525 bushels of fresh apples in regular storage and 9,129,998 bushels of fresh apples in controlled-atmosphere storage.
New York is second with 10,282,460 bushels of apples in holding. That number is slightly higher than the 2023-24 season and higher than the five-year average. The state moved 247,163 bushels of fresh apples in regular storage and 327,749 bushels of fresh apples in controlled-atmosphere storage.
Michigan has 6,143,000 bushels of apples in holding, which is down from both 2023-24 and the five-year average. The state moved 39,528 bushels of fresh apples in regular storage and 1,936,749 bushels of fresh apples in controlled-atmosphere storage.
Gala tops the varieties in holding, with 19,396,774 bushels of fresh and processing apples, which is higher than the 2023-24 season and the five-year average. Red delicious is second with 17,068,616 bushels of fresh and processing apples in holding, which is down from 2023-24 and the five-year average.
Granny smith is third with 15,331,791 bushels of fresh and processing apples in holding, which is down from 2023-24, but up from the five-year average. Honeycrisp is fourth with 12,659,696 bushels of fresh and processing apples in holding, which is down from the 2023-24 and five-year average figures. Cosmic Crisp rounds out the top five with 12,447,619 bushels of apples in holding, which is up from both 2023-24 and the five-year average.
