Hudson River Fruit Distributors, a leading Eastern apple grower-shipper in New York’s Hudson River Valley, is excited about the upcoming apple season.

Alisha Albinder Camac, vice president and a fourth-generation member of the family-owned company, said favorable weather has set the stage for a good harvest.

“Go west, young man,” newspaper editor Horace Greeley famously said in the mid-18th century, trying to encourage people to move from the crowded Northeast corridor of the country to the wide-open spaces of much of the rest of the nation.

Eastern apples have been a part of The Next Big Thing since its inception.

The New York Apple Association is gearing up for the 2025 fall harvest.

Cynthia Haskins, president and CEO of NYAA, announced that the 2025 crop is “well on its way” with production projected to tip more than 32 million bushels. While the final estimate is still pending, this year’s crop will be an increase over the last couple of years. 

In the heart of Pennsylvania’s apple country, Rice Fruit Co. is welcoming a new harvest season with the same quiet commitment that has guided its work for generations. Early apples are beginning to come off the trees, and all signs point to a strong, sweet and steady crop.

Everyone loves apples, says Gabriela D’Arrigo, vice president of communications and marketing for D’Arrigo New York. Therefore, it is vital that the Bronx-based wholesaler operation carries as many varieties from as many sources as possible.