Billions and billions of apples

posted Jan 2, 2014 at 11:30 AM

The president of the New York Apple Association is projecting that orchards in New York State produced more than 34 million bushels of apples this past season -- a record total, and more than double 2012's frost-damaged crop. (The total is roughly equivalent to 4.3 billion apples.) Orchards here produced so many apples, some of the fruit went unpicked and cold storage facilities around the state were packed to the brim. [Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via @kimversations]

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Time to get central warehouse operating again and pack it full of excess apples.

... said Mike D on Jan 2, 2014 at 12:06 PM | link

They should/should have have/had some sort of big sale, or free pick-your own, or something. I'd gladly take some of that surplus.

... said KB @ Home-Baked Happiness on Jan 2, 2014 at 3:36 PM | link

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