There were times when Red Delicious had no rival within the global market.
However, Gala and Fuji apples are increasingly overtaking other kinds of apples with their affordable price and new tastes.
Gala apples have been successful in offering consumers the things that Red Delicious lacks—the taste.
Other than being decoratively and cosmetically beautiful, Gala apples are sweet, delicious, and juicy.
Gala and its many kinds are also easy to store, package, and resistant to bruises.
These features have given them a great advantage in comparison to those of yellow apples, particularly Golden Delicious which is hard to store and not suitable for long-distance shipments.
gala and Fuji red apples
Fuji red apples are another streak that has been recently surpassing those of Red Delicious in the international market.
Same as Gala they also have a sweeter, tangier, and crispier taste while having a beautiful and lucrative display.
The advantage of the Fuji apples however lies in their longer refrigerator time, easier packaging and capability to be shipped to longer distances.
In this respect, they are among few cases that can compete with Red Delicious.
After having introduced the most important kinds of red apples, this article will try to meticulously analyze the price and place of the Gala and Fuji apples within today’s international market.
Red Apples Types
The types of red apples are almost uncountable, being classified based on their skin, flesh, shape, color, longevity, and storage conditions.
Some experts believe that there are as many as 30 kinds of red apples, and some others even give more significant numbers.
These are also different kinds of terminology for the assortment of red apples, which stems from the fact that they are being produced in different regions around the world.
In this section, we try to briefly describe the most prevalent kinds, excluding Gala and Fuji which will be delineated in other sections.
Red delicious by far has been one the oldest commercialized red apples.
Although Red Delicious had first not been as red as today’s kind, the agriculturist, by tapping into their genes, have tried to make them as red as possible.
This process made the skin of Red Delicious shinier and ubiquitously read and taintless, giving them a cosmetic appearance at the expense of their taste which was sweeter at first.
Today, Red Delicious apples have thicker skin and more compressed flesh.
Gala Apple Price
The demand for Gala apple is surpassing the means of its production, impacting its international price significantly.
Although other kinds of red apples have been finding their place alongside Red Delicious, it is Gala that overran all the others, making itself the most sold red apple in today’s international market.
Ironically Gala’s taste (and even look) is close to that of Red Delicious before it had been cosmetically commercialized.
This has made the Red Delicious be used more as decoration in different settings, however, Gala re-invigorated the old taste of red apples.
The skin of these kinds of apples is much brighter than Red Delicious and does not have a ubiquitous solid color.
They are usually either spotted by yellow dots or striped by yellow veins.
Fuji Apple Price
Due to the increasing demand for Fuji Apple, its price is also growing in some markets where it is not yet produced or imported sufficiently.
Although the Fuji apple was first cultivated in Japan by the hybrid breeding between Red Delicious and other kinds of apple, it is now being cultivated and sold in other countries, especially the USA.
Thus, Fuji and its subordinate kinds are the dominant streak of apple in Japan and are finding their place in other countries.
For example, there are currently the third most-produced apple in the USA and comprise 70 percent of China’s apple market.
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