Industry Outlook 2025 Report
USApple’s 2025 Crop Estimate
Outook 2025 Photos
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
The Squeeze is On: Navigating Consumer Expectations in Fresh and Processed Apples
Tom Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, Category Partners, LLC
The View From the Potomac
Diane Kurrle, Sr. Vice President, USApple
Cut, Crushed and Concentrated: The Evolving Market for Apple-Based Products
Live Poll Results (The poll results do not represent USApple recommendations, but rather the input and perspectives shared by the audience.)
Mike Auvil, Vice President of Raw Procurement, Crunch Pak
Luca DaPonte, Vice President, Hosh International LLC
John Halverson, Purchasing Category Director – Apples, GoGo SqueeZ
Industry Outlook & Global Crop Report | Live Poll Results (The poll results do not represent USApple recommendations, but rather the input and perspectives shared by the audience.)
Chris Gerlach, Vice President, Insights & Analytics, USApple
Data as Medicine: Addressing Pain Points in Apple Supply Chains
Bradford Warner, AgroFresh, Executive Director of Digital and Data Business
2025 Apple Person of the Year Award
The Packer
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
Block-Level Accounting for Breaking Even
Karina Gallardo, Extension Economist, Washington State University
Turning the Tide: How Today’s Struggles Will Redefine Tomorrow’s Orchards
West Mathison, President, Stemilt Growers Inc.
Welcome Sauer, Retired Agriculture Executive
Current Economic Conditions and Outlook
David Oppedahl, Policy Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
USApple Forecast
Chris Gerlach, Vice President, Insights & Analytics, USApple