Prices were up 12%, and red wine grapes continue to gain on white wine grapes in popularity, though ‘Chardonnay’ remained king.
The event is all about bringing growers and suppliers together to solve problems.
USApple predicts 2016 output will be just slightly higher than in 2015.
The 2016 Washington apple harvest is predicted to be about 133 million boxes.
The 2016 winner, Scott McDougall, largely stopped planting the tried and true, going mostly with exclusive and club varieties – and it paid off.
Issues such as water, labor, and food safety top the 2016 priorities.