Isivuno sama-apula kazwelonke sangonyaka odlule besiyingqophamlando, ngokusho kwe-US Apple Association.
EMichigan, unyaka omuhle wehlise amanani kwezinye izinhlobo futhi waholela ekubambezelekeni kwezimboni zokupakisha.
U-Emma Grant, ophethe iCherry Bay Orchards eSuttons Bay, unethemba lokuthi ezinye zalezi zinkinga zizoxazululwa kule sizini.
“Asikaze sikusebenzise lokhu ngaphambili,” esho, evula ibhakede loketshezi olumhlophe olujiyile. “Kodwa njengoba kwakunama-apula amaningi eMichigan futhi abapaki bedinga isikhathi esengeziwe sokupakisha, sanquma ukuzama.”
Uketshezi luyi-umlawuli wokukhula kwezitshalo; yena nozakwabo bahlole ukugxila ngokukuhlanganisa namanzi bese befafaza indawo encane yezihlahla zama-apula nge-Premier Honeycrisp.
“Njengamanje sifutha lokhu ngethemba lokulibazisa ukuvuthwa kwama-apula e-Premier Honeycrisp,” kusho uGrant. “Aphenduka abe bomvu esihlahleni, bese kuthi lapho siqeda ukukha amanye ama-apula bese siwakha, asesezingeni lokuvuthwa lokugcina.”
Sithemba ukuthi lawa ma-apula okuqala azoba bomvu ngangokunokwenzeka ngaphandle kokuvuthwa ngokweqile. Lokhu kuzowanikeza ithuba elingcono lokuqoqwa, ukugcinwa, ukupakishwa bese ekugcineni ethengiswa kubathengi.
Isivuno kulo nyaka kulindeleke ukuthi sibe sikhulu, kodwa sibe sincane kunonyaka odlule. Kodwa-ke, abacwaningi bathi kuyinto engavamile ukubona lokhu kwenzeka iminyaka emithathu ilandelana.
UChris Gerlach uthi lokho kungenxa yokuthi sitshala izihlahla zama-apula eziningi ezweni lonke.
“Sitshale amahektha angaba ngu-30,35,000 ama-apula eminyakeni emihlanu edlule,” kusho uGerlach, olandela ukuhlaziywa okuvela kwi-Apple Association of America, inhlangano yezohwebo embonini yama-apula.
“Ubungeke utshale umuthi wama-apula phezu kwesihlahla sama-apula sikamkhulu wakho,” kusho uGerlach. “Ngeke utshale imithi engu-400 ihektare elilodwa elinophahla olukhulu, futhi kuzodingeka uchithe isikhathi esiningi nomzamo usika noma uvuna imithi.”
Abakhiqizi abaningi bathuthela ezinhlelweni ezinabantu abaningi. Lezi zihlahla ze-lattice zibukeka njengezindonga zezithelo.
Bakhulisa ama-apula amaningi endaweni encane futhi bawakha kalula—into okumele yenziwe ngesandla uma ama-apula ethengiswa esanda kuthengiswa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokusho kukaGerlach, ikhwalithi yezithelo iphakeme kunanini ngaphambili.
UGerlach uthe abanye abalimi balahlekelwe yimali ngoba isivuno esiqoshwe phansi sango-2023 saholela emananini aphansi kangaka kwezinye izinhlobo.
"Ngokuvamile ekupheleni kwesizini, laba balimi bama-apula babethola isheke ngeposi. Kulo nyaka, abalimi abaningi babethola amabhili ngeposi ngoba ama-apula abo ayebiza kancane kunezindleko zesevisi."
Ngaphezu kwezindleko eziphezulu zabasebenzi kanye nezinye izindleko ezifana nophethiloli, abakhiqizi kumele bakhokhele ukugcina, ukupakisha ama-apula kanye nezibonelelo zekhomishini zabathengisi bemboni.
“Ngokuvamile ekupheleni kwesizini, abalimi bama-apula bazothatha intengo yokuthengisa yama-apula ngaphandle kwezindleko zalezo zinsizakalo bese bethola isheke ngeposi,” kusho uGerlach. “Kulo nyaka, abalimi abaningi bathole amabhili ngeposi ngoba ama-apula abo ayebiza kancane kunezindleko zesevisi.”
Lokhu akukwazi ukuqhubeka, ikakhulukazi kubalimi abancane nabaphakathi—abalimi abafanayo abanamasimu amaningi ezithelo enyakatho yeMichigan.
UGerlach uthe abakhiqizi bama-apula base-US bahlanganisa futhi babona ukutshalwa kwezimali okwengeziwe okuvela ezikhwameni zamasheya ezizimele kanye nezikhwama zengcebo yamazwe angaphandle. Uthe lo mkhuba uzoqhubeka kuphela njengoba izindleko zabasebenzi zikhuphuka, okwenza kube nzima ukwenza imali ngezithelo zodwa.
“Kunomncintiswano omkhulu wamagilebhisi, ama-clementine, ama-avokhado neminye imikhiqizo esemashalofini namuhla,” kusho yena. “Abanye abantu bakhuluma ngalokho okudingeka sikwenze ukuze sikhuthaze ama-apula njengesigaba, hhayi nje i-Honeycrisp uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Red Delicious, kodwa ama-apula uma kuqhathaniswa neminye imikhiqizo.”
Noma kunjalo, uGerlach uthe abalimi kufanele babone impumuzo kule sizini yokukhula. Lo nyaka ubonakala uyinto enkulu ku-Apple, kodwa kusenama-apula ambalwa kakhulu kunangonyaka odlule.
ESuttons Bay, umlawuli wokukhula kwezitshalo u-Emma Grant awufafaza esikhathini esingaphezu kwenyanga edlule waba nomphumela ofiselekayo: wanikeza ama-apula isikhathi esengeziwe sokuba abe bomvu ngaphandle kokuvuthwa ngokweqile. Uma i-apula libomvu kakhulu, likhanga kakhulu kubapaki.
Manje uthe kuzodingeka alinde abone ukuthi i-conditioner efanayo iyasiza yini ukuthi ama-apula agcineke kangcono ngaphambi kokuba apakishwe futhi athengiswe.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Okthoba-10-2024