Michigan apple growers expecting bountiful harvest

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Associated Press

Published August 27, 2018 at 12:11 PM EDT

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's apple crop is expected to be more bountiful than usual this year. A forecast released during a recent meeting of the U.S. Apple Association predicted the Michigan harvest would be about 28 million bushels, higher than the average of 25.2 million. A late spring frost pushed down the 2017 crop to about 20 million bushels, but conditions are favorable for a rebound this year.

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