"COMMERCIAL APPLE PRODUCTION ESTIMATES, 2005-2006 1/",,,,,,


,2005 2/,,,2006 3/,,
,Pounds,Bushels,,Pounds,Bushels,
,-thousand-,,,-thousand-,,

Shenandoah Valley,,,,,,
Clarke,"8,690",207,,"8,006",190,
Frederick,"125,833","2,996",,"111,880","2,664",
Shenandoah,"33,960",808,,"30,190",719,
Other Counties,"14,563",347,,"13,342",318,
District Total,"183,046","4,358",,"163,418","3,891",

Piedmont,,,,,,
Amherst,"4,580",109,,"3,664",87,
Nelson,"18,304",436,,"13,313",317
Rappahannock,"5,848",139,,"4,643",111
Other Counties,"16,166",385,,"13,449",320
District Total,"44,898","1,069",,"35,069",835

Central,,,,,
Bedford,"1,820",43,,"1,997",48
Other Counties,"6,048",144,,"6,807",162
District Total,"7,868",187,,"8,804",210

Southwest,,,,,
Carroll,"4,967",118,,"4,485",107
Patrick,"7,434",177,,"6,949",165
Other Counties,"1,448",35,,976,23
District Total,"13,849",330,,"12,410",295

All Other Counties 4/,339,8,,299,7

State,"250,000","5,952",,"220,000","5,238"



1/  Commercial crop estimates refer to the total production in commercial orchards of 100 or more bearing trees.,,,,,
2/  Revised.,,,,,
3/  Preliminary.,,,,,
4/  Includes all other counties not included in the four major apple districts.,,,,,