BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN 16-October-2019 Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News, Federal Market News Service, USDA Phone: (269)982-1004 Fax: (269)982-1005 BR_FV195 MICHIGAN APPLES FOR PROCESSING Trading is fairly active for processing supplies. Prices for juice apples per cwt. range from 10.00-12.00, mostly 11.00-12.00, picked up or delivered to receiving station, with some loads for local farm market usage mostly 13.00 per cwt. with an occasional 14.00 cwt. Prices for peelers and slicers range from 13.00-15.25, mostly 14.00- 15.00 per cwt. with a few higher for a preferred variety and a few lower. Prices include all available varieties from tree-run to packing shed eliminators. For a list of the newest open invitations and bid solicitations from the USDA for fresh, frozen or juice, click on the link below: http://www.ams.usda.gov/open-purchase- request/Fruits%2C_Grades_&_Procurement_of Retail prices for Apple Juice and Apple Juice Marked Cider can be viewed on the National Retail Report at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwretail.pdf Or the National Apple Processing Report at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvwaplproc.pdf