2002 Industry News Releases

USApple Launches 2002 "Apples for Santa" Campaign (December 4, 2002)
Ho, ho, ho, crunch! USApple has launched its 2002 campaign promoting the healthy new holiday tradition of leaving an apple for Santa, instead. This year's activities include a children's survey, and a holiday food page to promote this award-winning nutrition education and promotion campaign.

U.S. Apple Industry Dealt Blow to Antidumping Case (Nov. 19, 2002)
USApple, critical of a Department of Commerce decision in its antidumping case against below-cost imports of apple juice concentrate from China, announced it intends to pursue other means to protect the beleagured U.S. apple industry.

USApple Issues Report Card, Golden Apple Awards for 107th Congress (Nov. 7, 2002)
USApple has issued its report card on the 107th Congress' support for apple industry issues, and awarded its top public affairs honor — the Golden Apple award — to key supporters in the House and Senate.

USApple Applauds Senate Approval of Disaster Assistance (September 10, 2002)
USApple applauded today's approval by the Senate of $5.9 billion in disaster assistance for farmers, including eligible apple growers, as part of that chamber's fiscal 2003 Interior appropriations bill.

U.S. Apple Industry Bullish on 2002 Crop (August 29, 2002)
Gathering on the eve of this year’s harvest, the U.S. apple industry has forecast its smallest crop since 1986, and industry watchers say the 2002 apple crop’s quality and variety will be among the best in recent memory.
2002 USApple Forecast (PDF)

U.S. Apple Association Selects Nancy E. Foster as President and CEO (August 26, 2002)
The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) announced the selection of Nancy E. Foster as USApple president and chief executive officer at the association's Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference held in Chicago last week.

Preliminary Commerce Decision Would Undermine U.S. Apple Juice Concentrate Antidumping Case (July 8, 2002)
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued its preliminary determination in the first annual review of the U.S. antidumping order against apple juice concentrate imported from China.

U.S. Apple Industry Awarded Nearly $3 Million in MAP Funding (June 28, 2002)
The U.S. apple industry’s 2002 crop export promotion efforts will welcome nearly $3 million in additional support, compliments of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Market Access Program (MAP).

USApple Hires Abby Winkel as Communications Intern (June 5, 2002)
USApple hired Abby L. Winkel as its first summer intern to assist the association's communications efforts on behalf of the nation's apple growers.

USApple Hails Congressional Passage of Farm Bill (May 8, 2002)
The “Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002” includes $94 million in direct market loss assistance for apple growers, increases funding for the Market Access Program (MAP) and increases funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) purchase of fruits and vegetables – all provisions the apple industry fought to include in the farm bill.

2002 Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference Scheduled for August 22-23 in Chicago (May 8, 2002)
USApple's annual conference will be held Aug. 22-23 at the Chicago's Fairmont Hotel, and this year will include reports on the pear crop.

USApple Hires Adam Sullivan as Industry Services Manager (April, 22 2002)
USApple today announced Adam Sullivan as its new industry services manager.  Sullivan will oversee USApple’s industry information program, including compiling and publishing the association’s monthly survey of apple movement and storage, Market News, and responding to industry and external requests for industry statistics.

USApple President Kraig Naasz Selected To Lead The Fertilizer Institute (April 18 2002)
USApple President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz today announced his acceptance of an offer to serve as president of The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), a major agribusiness trade association headquartered in Washington, D.C., that represents the producers, transporters and providers of fertilizer products.

Fresh, Nutritious Apples Distributed To Needy Children In Russia (January 29, 2002)
The first-ever humanitarian aid distribution of fresh apples from the United States began today at the Regional Children’s Rehabilitation Center in Vladivostok, Russia, providing Russian orphans and other needy children a healthy and nutritious treat.

Apple Industry Events Featured At United 2002 (January 22, 2002)
Apple industry members attending the United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association’s (United) 2002 Produce Business Conference and Exposition will be treated to two apple-specific workshops and a late-afternoon reception.