U.S. apple production has remained fairly constant over the last 20 years – generally somewhere in the 4-4.5 million metric ton range. Over that time period, domestic consumption of apples, both fresh and processed, has also remained fairly constant. The interesting element is that the share of production exported has increased from 10 percent in 1993 to 17 percent in 2016, with a few years since 2010 where that share exceeded 20 percent. In value terms, apple exports have grown from $300 million to $921 million over the period. Meanwhile, the import share of domestic consumption has grown nominally from 3 percent to 4 percent, with a few years where the share reached 5 or 6 percent. The value of these imports has grown from $86 million to $300 million. Figure 1 highlights this activity.

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