. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. B3. Cranberry Growers are not alone; a glutted Michigan apple market may face dumping of excess apples. Lansing, Mich. (FNS)-Unlike Eve, Michigan consumers aren't finding apples quite so tempting, with the prospect that more than 1 million bushels may be dumped because of a poor market. According to Tom Butler, man- ager of the Michigan Processing Apple Growers Association, the industry is in trouble. He empha- sized that the possibility of des- troying the apples "is not a threat but a statement of ; Said Butler, &q
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. B3. Cranberry Growers are not alone; a glutted Michigan apple market may face dumping of excess apples. Lansing, Mich. (FNS)-Unlike Eve, Michigan consumers aren't finding apples quite so tempting, with the prospect that more than 1 million bushels may be dumped because of a poor market. According to Tom Butler, man- ager of the Michigan Processing Apple Growers Association, the industry is in trouble. He empha- sized that the possibility of des- troying the apples "is not a threat but a statement of ; Said Butler, "Because of the low fresh-market prices, slow sales of. applesauce, drastically reduced de- mand for frozen apple slices and a surplus apple-juice situation, there is generally no interest on the part of processors to pack any substan- tial amount of ; He explained that most of the apples were at the end of their storage life, having been in refriger- ation since harvest. While their use as fresh produce is limited, they are still suitable for processing into juice or applesauce. As an alternative to dumping the fruit, the growers association is urging the USDA to purchase applesauce for the school lunch program, on both state and federal levels. To underline the drop in market conditions, Butler said the price of processing apples had fallen from Hi a pound last year to 3$ a pound now. The plunge is even sharper in juice apples, where the price per FOR SALE WESTERN PICKERS Call Bob Hiller 617-866-4788 617-748-0041 100 plummeted from $ last year to $ today. Michigan, which ranks No. 2 nationally in apple processing and No. 3 in total production, has more than 525 member growers, owning 55,000 acres. Inventories are up 55 per cent over last year. One of the main factors in the apple predicament is sugar, said Butler. "When the price (of sugar) went over 60^ a pound, processors who were buying apples in great quantities just stopped. As the price of
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