Figure 6: Projected Apple Production, by Region Table 3: Apple Production (in Tons) for the State, by Region Year 2,562,797 1,017,481 743,891 673,285 2006 2007 2,580,736 1,024,603 749,098 677,998 (Forecast) 2012 2,672,336 1,060,970 775,686 702,063 (Forecast) 2017 2,767,186 1,098,627 803,218 726,981 (Forecast) 2027 2,967,106 1,178,000 861,248 779,503 (Forecast) Based on 2006 apple production, Yakima Valley produced the highest volume of apples, while Wenatchee Valley will produce the lowest volume of apples in Washington State (Table 3). HIGHWAY ASSIGNMENTS In order to convert the tons of apple production into truck load equivalents, for assignment to highway usage, a per-truck capacity for fresh apples was assumed to be 22 tons. During the calculations of the truckloads, 100 percent of the state apple
Figure 6: Projected Apple Production, by Region Table 3: Apple Production (in Tons) for the State, by Region Year 2006 2,562,797 1,017,481 743,891 673,285 2007 (Forecast) 2,580,736 1,024,603 749,098 677,998 2012 (Forecast) 2,672,336 1,060,970 775,686 702,063 2017 (Forecast) 2,767,186 1,098,627 803,218 726,981 2027 (Forecast) 2,967,106 1,178,000 861,248 779,503 Based on 2006 apple production, Yakima Valley produced the highest volume of apples, while Wenatchee Valley will produce the lowest volume of apples in Washington State (Table 3). HIGHWAY ASSIGNMENTS In order to convert the tons of apple production into truck load equivalents, for assignment to highway usage, a per-truck capacity for fresh apples was assumed to be 22 tons. During the calculations of the truckloads, 100 percent of the state apple
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