Retaliatory tariffs and congestion at U.S. ports have scrambled the export market for Washington fruit growers, including apple growers. Pictured, apples ready for harvest in a Royal City-area orchard.
January 16, 2023
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Domestic apple sales strong, but tariffs, congestion affecting exports
QUINCY — Washington apple growers, having survived a wild and crazy 2022, are making the turn into a new year with a market that’s looking pretty good domestically, but facing some export challenges. Riley Bushue, director of Congressional relations and export programs for the Northwest Horticultural Council, cited Washington apple sales to India as an example of the export issues. “In India, we face retaliatory tariffs on apples,” he said. “Those were put in place by India in 2018 in response to the U.S. putting in place steel and aluminum Section 232 tariffs.” ...