USApple Association
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| Formation | 1946[1] |
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| Type | nonprofit organization, trade association |
| Purpose | Promoting apple producers and distributors. |
| Headquarters | Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
Region | United States |
President and CEO | Jim Bair[2] |
| Website | usapple |
US Apple Association is a Virginia-based nonprofit membership association for growers, marketers, equipment producers, and allied organizations of apples, within forty states of the United States of America. It advocates on behalf of nearly 27,463 apple growers and 3,700 apple-related companies.[3][4][5] Their services include but are not limited to, lobbying for the industry's interests at all branches of the federal government, providing educational information, and providing newsletters for apple farmers. The association also strives to provide all involved in the industry the means to profitably produce and market apples and apple products.[6][7][third-party source needed]
The association's website supplies information for the public on all different apple cultivars grown in the United States. Currently, there are close to 100 U.S. cultivars grown commercially, but about 90% of the production consists of the 15 most popular cultivars.[8]
US Apple is a member driven association that represents all segments of the apple industry, including producers, packers, shippers, marketers, processors, distributor's, state/regional associations and other businesses engaged in the industry.
References
[edit]- ^ "U S Apple Association - GuideStar Profile".
- ^ "Jim Bair, US Apple Association: Profile and Biography". www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "US APPLE ASSOCIATION Falls Church VA, 22043 - Cortera Company Profile".
- ^ "U.S. Apple Association".
- ^ Bomey, Nathan. "Gala apple passes Red Delicious as America's favorite". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Home". USApple.
- ^ "Jim Bair, USApple Association: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ Apple Varieties of the USApple Association
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