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The technique farmers use to harvest the apples consist of bringing over big bins to fill with the apples. All the apples are picked by hand. Precise care and treatment must be taken roll the picked apples into the big bins. The farmers have to try their best to avoid bruising the fruits while rolling.

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The apples are transported to a packaging facility to be inspected. They are transported around the facility on water chutes to avoid any bruising. The apples go past a scanner that checks for color, shape, roundness, bruising, and any other deformities in the apple. The apples are then sorted down to different bins based off of whether they past the scanner check or not. From there, the apples that past the scanner are stored in refrigerated rooms until taken out to take to the shops.

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To preserve apples and control the enzymes, chemical compounds are used. The most common chemical used is ascorbic acid.

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In the United States of America, Washington is the state that produces the most apples. They produce around 444.9 million pounds of apples yearly and make a profit of about $295 million.

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China is the country that produces the most apples worldwide. In the 2019/2020 crop year, they produced around 41 million metric tons of apples.

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East Asia is the country that produces the most apples worldwide, considering that the country that produces the most apples yearly, China, is located in East Asia.

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Most apples are transported to stores in either fiberboard boxes, loose-packed, on molded trays, or in polyethylene bags. To help protect the packages from extreme weather or damage, the boxes are stacked tightly together in a pattern that restricts contact with floors and walls.

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To help control the costs of apples and to help maintain their  freshness, the apples are moved from the storage facilities into the  stores as fast as possible – usually within a day or less.

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The Corcoran Ranch is located in Ramona, California and is about 15.4 miles away from where I live.

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The California Fruit Company is located in San Diego, California and is about 14.2 miles away from where I live.

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The Apple Starr Orchard is located in Julian, California and is about 28.3 miles away from where I live.

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The Volcan Valley Apple Farm is located in Julian, California and is about 28.5 miles away from where I live.

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Some factors that contribute to the production and consumption of apples include new varieties of apples, the rise of yearly incomes, the production expansion, products that better meet the lifestyle choices of the consumer and the increase in awareness of including fruit in your daily diet to stay healthy.