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By THERESA REYNOLDS
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
A growing interest in natural foods and a less favorable foreign exchange rate have translated into better prices for local orchardists selling apples for juice, according to Steve Putnam, Agricultural Operations Director for National Fruit Company in Winchester.
Other buyers, Zero Pack in Winchester, and Bowman in Mount Jackson are offering virtually the same prices as National, Mr. Putman added.
“The higher return for the smaller apples is particularly significant this season because lack of moisture due to the severe summer drought has resulted in a larger proportion of small apples,” Mr. Putnam added.
In a telephone interview with the Rappahannock News, the processors’ spokesman said, “They haven’t suspended the law of supply and demand, and we’re subject to it, just like the growers.”
“There’s a great interest, one that started in the sixties, in natural foods and juices. People are interested in a pure product, and the demand has grown and grown.”
Rappahannock orchardist Alex Sharp explained how the foreign ex
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