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BALTIMORE October 18, 2017 

APPALACHIAN DISTRICT (MD, PA, VA, WV) APPLES, PROCESSED 

2017 SEASON 

Trading very active. Prices steady. Canner U.S. One f.o.b. packing house 
or receiving station per cwt includes contract prices regular and premium 
hard varieties 2 3/4 inch up $11.50-14.50 mostly 12.00-13.00 few $10.50; 
2 1/2 inch-2 3/4 inch $9.50-11.50 few $8.50. Juice stock from tree picked 
and packinghouse sorts various varieties per cwt U.S. Cider grade 
includes contracts $8.00-11.00 mostly 8.00-10.00. Bins are tight as 
harvest is at peak. Romes, Yorks, and a few Fuji?s harvest has started. 
Fall weather has resumed with cool nights in the high 30's-low 40's. 

Tons week ending October 14
Juice 1,556 
Canner 4,935 
Weekly Total 6,491 
Total to Date 46,076 
Total to Date Last Season 55,011 

Current open invitations from the USDA Programs for apple juice, canned 
applesauce or apples for further processing can be viewed at: 
https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food

Retail apple juice and juice marked cider can be viewed on the National 
Retail Report at:  https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwretail.pdf

Or on the National Apple Processing Report at: 
https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwaplproc.pdf