The Produce Blog

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending March 14, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market continues to move upward at a measured but steady pace. This season has presented particular challenges for foodservice sizes, as crops across all varieties have skewed heavily toward larger fruit. Combined with reduced pack-outs and robust retail bag programs, this imbalance has tightened supplies and pushed pricing higher on smaller, lower-grade apples. These dynamics are expected to remain in

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending March 7, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market continues to trend upward at a gradual yet steady pace. This season has presented notable challenges for foodservice sizes, as the overall crop across all varieties has skewed larger than typical. Coupled with lower packouts and aggressive retail bag programs, this has driven unusually strong demand and elevated pricing for smaller, lower grade apples. These conditions are expected to

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending February 21, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples We are approximately halfway through the 2025–2026 season, and this crop has presented ongoing challenges for food service–size apples. Across all varieties, the overall size profile has skewed larger than normal. Combined with lower pack-outs and strong retail bag programs, this has resulted in stronger-than-usual demand and pricing for smaller, lowergrade apples. We do not expect this dynamic to shift until the

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending February 14, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples Ideal pre-harvest weather drove the Washington apple crop toward larger sizes, while poor pack-outs have resulted in an acute shortage of small fruit, particularly for bagged retail and 125/138 foodservice packs. Gala and Granny Smith are the most impacted. Buyers are encouraged to transition to 100s and 113s, as this size imbalance is expected to continue until the new crop arrives in

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending February 7, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples Ideal pre-harvest conditions drove the Washington apple crop toward larger fruit, while weak pack-outs have resulted in an acute shortage of small sizes—particularly for bagged retail and 125/138 foodservice demand. Gala and Granny Smith are the most impacted. Buyers are advised to transition to 100s and 113s, as this size imbalance is expected to continue until the new crop arrives in the