Harvest is well underway on Pennsylvania's strong apple crop. Brandon Ruppert of Cohen Produce Marketing says, "The weather over the past two weeks has been cool at night, with moderate heat during the day. So we're getting the great color to finish some of the varieties. That heat during the day is also bringing on that sugar and flavor." The crop overall is expected to be greater in volume over last year, though that's also attributed to the fact that last year there was damage from spring frost and low temperature issues along with drought in the summer. "We are still right around, if not slightly below, our five-year average," he adds. Concerning varieties, Red Delicious may be down a little more than usual while Galas should be up more than usual. "Everything else, give or take a few percentages here and there, will be right around their normal averages," according to Ruppert.