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It is considered to be an "agricultural mecca" as its unique features make it one of the prime fruit-growing regions in the world. The area's deposits of fertile clay loam soils with excellent moisture holding qualities, elevation of greater than 800 feet (240 m), and its proximity to Lake Michigan; creates a unique climate and provides great soil and terrain for the growing of premium fruits ...
Another good apple harvest year is expected this season, with an estimated haul of about 30.5 million bushels, or 1.281 billion pounds, in 2024, the Michigan Apple Committee announced.
The map at right shows Great Lakes snowbelts which cover a somewhat larger area than the fruit belt. Notably, there are no Fruit Belts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. [citation needed] A Fruit Belt also exists in Central Washington State. [6] Berries are grown on the West Coast.
The MAIA's membership were looking for a later and longer-harvesting-period fruit than the Honeycrisp, suitable for growing in the central and southern Midwest. Approximately 50 apple-growers in the Midwestern region pledged to commit US$100 per year for 15 years toward crossbreeding and growing new apple varieties on their independent orchards ...
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Countries by apple production in 2016 A map of apple output in 2005 A map of world apple producing regions in 2000. This is a list of countries by apple production in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database [1] The estimated total world production of apples in 2022 was 95,835,965 metric tonnes, up 2.0% from 93,924,721 ...
The Granny Smith, also known as a green apple or sour apple, is an apple cultivar that originated in Australia in 1868. [1] It is named after Maria Ann Smith, who propagated the cultivar from a chance seedling. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of Malus sylvestris, the European wild apple, with the domesticated apple Malus domestica as the ...