‘An Apple A Day’… Is Going Away. What Can We Do to Stop the Decline in Per Capita Apple Consumption? |Biomedgrid

Apples (Malus domestica) are one of the world's most appreciated fruits. Today commercially grown in 96 countries around the globe, apples are the third most produced fruit by weight, after bananas and watermelons but before grapes, oranges and mangoes, according to FAOSTAT [1]. Apples are harvested in both hemispheres (August through November north and April/May south of the equator). Moreover, now, apples can be kept in longterm cold storage for up to one year [2]. Hence, for decades already, consumers have been able to buy apples nearly everywhere and at any time during the year in most places in the world.