General Production Information

● Apples are the leading commercial fruit crop representing 62 % of the total fruit acreage. ● There are 149 apple growing operations, mostly located in southwestern Idaho, managing 5,705 acres of apples. ● Yield per acre in a given orchard varies from year to year due to weather constraints such as frost, hail, heat and poor fruit set conditions. From 1992 to 1998, Idaho apple production ranged from 75,000,000 to 193,800,000 pounds annually. ● The average annual value of apples produced in the state during 1996 to 1998 was $17,000,000 and ranged between $25,860,000 in 1996 and $9,920,000 in 1998. The price per pound received by growers between 1991 and 1998 has ranged from 7.6 to 19.3 cents per pound. The Crop Profile/PMSP database, including this document, is supported by USDA NIFA. Production Regions: The major region where apples are grown in Idaho is the southwestern counties of Canyon, Gem, Owyhee, Payette and Washington. Apples are also produced in the south central counties of Jerome and Twin Falls. Canyon County leads Idaho’s apple industry with 48 % of the state’s apple trees. Payette County is second with 33%. Historically, apples were grown in Adams County of southwestern Idaho, Nez Perce and Lata