Michigan ranked third in the US for apple production

According to statistics from Michigan Grown, Michigan is third in the nation for apple production numbers, with an annual profit of up to $900 million.

Falling behind Washington and New York, our state harvests about 1 billion pounds of apples per year.

Over half of the apples here are turned into other products such as applesauce, apple cider, and apple juice.

Michigan Grown also states that “there are more than 11.3 million apple trees in commercial production, cover 35,500 acres on 852 family-run farms”.

Apple picking farms are available all throughout the state. The main season runs from Labor Day to Halloween, but it may be helpful to call your local farm for more information.

Some popular local U-Pick apple farms are:

• Blake’s Big Apple - Armada
• Big Red Orchard - Washington Twp.
• Long Family Orchard -Commerce
• Stony Creek Orchard - Romeo
• Diehl’s Orchard - Holly
• Apple Charlie’s - New Boston