Promoting Cosmic Crisp apples is front and center for Yakima, Wash.-based Evans Fruit Co., said Scott Hennessey, account manager and coordinator.
Hennessey said in late December that demand and market reception for Cosmic Crisp seems improved in the 2021-2022 season compared with when the variety had limited volume a season ago.
Transportation is a challenge for Washington fruit marketers, but Hennessey said Evans Fruit Co. is consolidating fruit pick-ups for customers.
Export logistics have been difficult, with rates for ocean containers much higher and availability “nonexistent” to some destinations.
That shortfall in export shipments should leave the domestic market with sufficient apple supply, Hennessey said, and the quality of apple coming from storage is expected to be strong.
