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5. That could feed a lot of pigs.

Fri May 29, 2015, 10:05 AM

May 2015

Couldn't have sold it as animal feed?

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Washington farmers are dumping unprofitable apples [View all] TexasTowelie May 2015 OP

What a waste Art_from_Ark May 2015 #2

should have made them into pie... Javaman May 2015 #3

They could have made applesauce out of the overripe apples meow2u3 May 2015 #4

pie nt Javaman May 2015 #7

pie is always the correct choice n/t KatyMan May 2015 #8

They go to the processors Andy823 May 2015 #9

Northwest Arkansas was the nation's leading apple producer? KamaAina May 2015 #11

Here's a bit of history about apples in NW Arkansas Art_from_Ark May 2015 #25

That could feed a lot of pigs. mainer May 2015 #5

One would think that ranchers in Washington would catch on to this KamaAina May 2015 #13

My son's pigs loved apples! mainer May 2015 #17

And applewood-smoked bacon is a thing. KamaAina May 2015 #18

Unfortunate, but that's raw capitalism. Years ago, I remember closeupready May 2015 #6

That's right Andy823 May 2015 #20

The market became flooded AgingAmerican May 2015 #14

Never heard about that Andy823 May 2015 #21

Apple Exports by Country, 2013-most recent available year Bluenorthwest May 2015 #23

such a waste Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #15

No kidding. a la izquierda May 2015 #19

The apples being dumped Andy823 May 2015 #22

There is some naïveté in some of the posts on this thread. Snobblevitch May 2015 #24