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California growers to export more apples outside the country

Cosmic Crisp
Elaine Thompson/AP
In this photo taken Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, a worker snips off the hard stem on a Cosmic Crisp apple, a new variety and the first-ever bred in Washington state, just after pulling it off a tree at an orchard in Wapato, Wash. Workers cut the stem below the top of every Cosmic Crisp apple to prevent damage to the fruit during transportation and storage. The Cosmic Crisp, available beginning Dec. 1, is expected to be a game changer in the apple industry. Already, growers have planted 12 million Cosmic Crisp apple trees, a sign of confidence in the new variety. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Cosmic Crisp
Posted at 10:59 AM, Aug 26, 2021
and last updated 2021-08-26 13:59:06-04

(KERO) — California apple growers could soon be looking to export more apples outside the country to make up for losses this year. But their window is closing fast.

California apple growers typically have a three-week headstart on other regions in the United States thanks to the weather. According to the California Apple Commission, California farmers will look to increase exports out of the country in the coming weeks. That's partly because there are fewer apples being produced this year compared to last year.

California typically exports apples to 27 countries including Mexico and Canada.

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