2013 Top Apple/Pear Growers

This list, which is part of American/Western Fruit Grower’s annual Top 100 Growers report, is ranked according to 2012 acreage for the below crops, and the farms must be owned or leased by one company that is responsible for maintaining it.

Top Apple/PearGrowers

Rank	Company	Pome Fruit Grown	Total Pome Fruit Acreage	Total Acreage	2012 Rank
1	Stemilt Growers, WA	Apples, Pears	9,000	17,000	3
2	Gebbers Farms, WA	Apples, Pears	7,264	9,778	2
3	Evans Fruit Company, WA	Apples	7,200	7,500	1
4	Broetje Orchards, WA	Apples	6,000	7,500	5
5	Borton and Sons, WA	Apples, Pears	5,670	5,670	4
6	Zirkle Fruit, WA	Apples	5,000	5,500	5
7	Naumes Inc., OR	Pears	4,500	4,500	8
8	Rivermaid Trading Co., CA	Pears	4,000	7,600	16
9	Hansen Fruit, WA	Apples, Pears	3,860	3,860	7
10	Premiere Entities, CA	Apples	3,675	32,334	22
11	Fruit Hill Orchard, VA	Apples	3,673	3,680	9
12	Farmland Management Services, CA	Apples	3,171	36,422	10
13	Quincy Valley Orchards, WA	Apples	3,000	3,050	11
14	Fowler Brothers, NY	Apples	2,750	2,755	12
15	Bowman Fruit Sales LLC, VA	Apples, Pears	2,500	2,506	13
15	Washington Fruit and Produce, WA	Apples, Pears	2,500	2,900	13
17	McDougall and Sons, WA	Apples, Pears	2,420	2,790	15
18	Gilbert Orchards, OR	Apples	1,800	1,800	18
19	Bear Creek Orchards, OR	Pears	1,575	1,630	20
20	Auvil Fruit, WA	Apples	1,550	1,600	19
21	Roche Fruit, WA	Apples	1,500	1,500	22
21	Foreman Fruit, WA	Apples	1,500	2,500	n/a
23	Symms Fruit Ranch, ID	Apples, Pears	1,494	3,227	21
24	Taylor Orchards, WA	Apples, Pears	1,400	2,100	24
25	Forrence Orchards, NY	Apples	1,200	1,200	25