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BALTIMORE (JESSUP, MD)  25-Sep-2025
Provided by USDA Specialty Crop Market News Service
Phone:  (559) 977-6875
E-mail: IFMN@usda.gov


APPALACHIAN DISTRICT (MD, PA, VA, WV) APPLES FOR PROCESSING.                           

The Following Terms when used by Market News will be interpreted as meaning:
Occasional-1 to 5%, Few-6 to 10%, Some-11 to 25%, Many-26 to 50%, Mostly-51 to 90%, Generally-91 to 100%

Harrisburg, PA:    Cloudy, 78/64, Rain
Martinsburg, WV:   Cloudy, 79/63, Rain


Movement of apples for juice stock from tree picked storable apples, 
packinghouse sorts, is expected to increase seasonally.

Supplies in too few hands to establish a market.

Utilization in tons week ending September 20th
2025 Crop 

Juice              606
Canner 	         5,153
Weekly Total     5,759

2025 Total to Date    11,237
2024 Total to Date    13,926
 

For a list of current open invitations from the USDA Fruit and Vegetable 
Programs for apple juice, canned applesauce or apples for further processing 
please refer to the following website location:   
     
https://www.ams.usda.gov/commodity-procurement
       
Retail prices for Apple Juice and Apple Juice Marked Cider can be viewed on 
the National Retail Report at:        
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwretail.pdf       

Or the National Apple Processing Report at:       
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwaplproc.pdf