<p>This year’s New York apple crop has the potential to boast big volumes –possibly over 30 million bushels- due to a near-perfect growing season and new plantings now coming into fruition, according to a trade report from a conference call of state apple growers.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">First shipments should arrive at market mid-August. Ideal growing conditions –strong bloom, good pollination, and plenty or sunlight, heat, and moisture- mean that fruit size and sugars should be excellent. shippers will have more supplies of popular varieties including HoneyCrisp, Gala, McIntosh and Empire because of new plantings over the past 5-6 years that are now bearing fruit.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>“We want retailers to know that we have more than rebounded from last year, thanks to much more benevolent weather and smart growers who’ve been planting more of what consumers want,” said NYAA President Jim Allen, who hosted the grower conference call. “Call your shippers today to start planning your New York state apple promotions.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.nyapplecountry.com/" target="_new">NYAA </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
