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Editorial
At the Federation’s Annual General Meeting on January 14, 2013, a majority of apple growers voted to establish a
fair marketing mechanism, to compensate producers who store apples in controlled atmosphere rooms, when the
market price is not comparable to the price of either apples sold at the time of harvesting or refrigerated apples.
Several growers asked me why the Federation was submitting this issue to a vote for the second time. Your Board
of Directors decided to hold the second vote after receiving a notice of public hearing from the Régie des marchés
agricoles et alimentaires du Québec (Régie). This hearing was supposed to have been held on December 12, 2012.
Its purpose was to receive comments and to define the nature of the monetary compensation in the form of
marketing fees or contributions.
On June 12, 2012, a majority of growers present at our Special General Meeting (SGM) voted, by secret ballot, in
favour of a new marketing fee. Given the Régie’s notice of public hearings, we would have been obliged to call
another SGM, with the associated costs, if the Régie hearings had resulted in a decision that the new fee was in
fact a special contribution. This is why a second vote was held on this issue at the 2013 AGM, to provide full
transparency for our members.
At this General Meeting, a majority of Quebec apple growers voted, for the second time, to establish a new
marketing fee or a special contribution of $0.35 per bushel on all late-variety apples for the fresh apple market sold
at the time of harvesting, or refrigerated before grading. The purpose of this fee is to compensate growers who store
apples in controlled atmosphere rooms before grading, if applicable. The AGM also asked for the inventory report to
be a mandatory condition for entitlement to compensation and redistribution of this new marketing fee. This vote
was in response to a mandate given at the January 2011 Annual General Meeting. After receiving this mandate, the
Federation consulted all its members several times. They included the expanded Board of Directors meeting
(determination of orientation) during the fall 2011 regional tour, at the 2012 Annual General Meeting (through a
discussion workshop), during the tour of the regions at the end of May and the beginning of June, during the SGM
of June 18, 2012 (first vote) and during the most recent annual tour of affiliated syndicates in December 2012.
The Federation of Quebec Apple Growers will ask the Régie to resume processing of the file requesting approval of
the Regulation to amend the Règlement sur la mise en marché des pommes du Québec (Regulation respecting the
marketing of Quebec apples). Regardless of the solution adopted by the Régie, and as explained at the time of the
vote on the resolution, we want the balance of this separate fund to be redistributed annually to growers who have
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completed their inventory reports, in proportion to the number of bushels of apples on which the fees or
contributions were paid.
This clear signal by growers will support prices and allow year-round apple sales, ensuring orderly marketing.
We look forward to discussing the future of our industry with you. Policies implemented must ensure a dynamic
apple industry in Quebec and encourage young entrants into the business.
Mario Bourdeau, President
Decisions by the Board
BD meetings (January 8, January 14, February 5, 2013)
 Study and follow-up of resolutions adopted at
the AGM on January 14, 2013.
 Nomination of members to the Federation’s
various committees and to the Executive
Committee.
 Quality-value positioning project: Presentation
of data on apple purchases in the food
distribution network (Nielsen) and progress
on the apple packaging project.
 Follow-up on the implementation of the
various components of the 2012-2013
promotion campaign.
 Assessment of the quality of apples sold in
the 2012-2013 marketing season.
 Study of preliminary results of inspections
carried out in distribution centres, at Super C
stores and in various fruit and alternative
stores between October 1 and December 31,
2012.
 Fair marketing: Follow-up on implementation
of this initiative following the producers’ vote
at the Federation’s Annual General Meeting.
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 Progress of action by the Hortinove
arboricultural and agri-food development
centre in reactivating the Frelighsburg
experimental farm.
 Support by the Cidriculteurs artisans du
Québec (CAQ) of the work done by the
Quebec Apple Cultivars and Rootstocks
Evaluation Project (RECUPOM).
 The negative response of the MDDEFP on
the proposal to add the reciprocity principle
regarding distance requirements for orchards
under the Pesticide Management Code. The
ministry referred us to section 62 of the Loi
sur la protection du territoire agricole et des
activités agricoles.
 Approval of the financing of apple-growing
research projects for the horticulture AgriScience Cluster.
 Support for the project: “Efficiency of Adalia
bipunctata ladybirds as a way to control
aphids under exclusion netting in organic
apple orchards in Quebec.”
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 Support for the project: “Improvement of apple
scab control forecasting models under
Quebec conditions.”
 Support for the project: “Evaluation of damage
caused by the green Pentatomidae bug,
Acrosternum hilare (Say), based on fruit
development stage (apples and grapes).”
 Approval of unaudited financial statements as
at November 30, 2012.
 Approval of the 2012-2013 list of authorized
dealers.
 Decision on administrative fees for the Spring
Advance Payments Program for the 20132014 marketing season.
 Support for the project “Monitoring of
cecidomyiidae populations in apple trees and
capture methods.”
 Progress of work on the calculation of
production costs in the apple sector.
Annual General Meeting
2013 Resolutions
AGA2013.01
AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA’S DISENGAGEMENT FROM RESEARCH
Request that the Federation and the UPA put pressure on AAFC to:
 Maintain agricultural research funding to foster innovation in the industry and ensure its
competitiveness and sustainability;
 Ensure that the government provides material and financial support to organizations in
the community that wish to reactivate research facilities;
 Maintain the positions of scientists who work directly with agricultural producers and
who conduct research on issues related to primary production and the improvement of
the industry’s competitiveness.
AGA2013-02
REPEAL OF REGULATORY MEASURES CONCERNING PACKAGING STANDARDS
Request that the Federation and the UPA exert pressure on the Canadian government,
AAFC and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to:
 Immediately suspend the repeal of the regulatory measures concerning packaging
standards until a detailed study of its impact on the entire Canadian agri-food chain has
been conducted;
 Consult the players of the Canadian agri-food commodity chain after a comprehensive
impact study has been conducted to discuss the study’s findings and the sector’s
concerns;
 Implement transition measures for a period of at least 5 years, along with assistance
programs for the various affected sectors in the event the results of the consultations
are favourable to a repeal of this regulation.
AGA2013-03
FIRE BLIGHT
Request that the Federation intervene with the FADQ to:
 Abolish section 43.1 of the Crop Insurance Program that was introduced on February
17, 2011;
 Stress the importance of covering streptomycin, or any other approved product, under
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Plan B of the Crop Insurance Program, regardless of the level of protection taken out
by the producer to reduce a loss caused by a risk covered by the Crop Insurance
Program.
Intervene with the MAPAQ to:
 Ensure rigorous follow-up by the Plant Protection Division so that all phases are carried
out in apple tree orchards and any other host plant within 3 months, and that MAPAQ
perform the work should the owner of the apple trees or any other host plant, neglect to
carry out the work ;
 Ensure that rigorous follow-up be taken rapidly following complaints by apple growers
concerning private fruit trees or any other host plants;
 Make fire blight in producers’ orchards, in the immediate neighbours’ orchards and in
surrounding areas a notifiable disease.
AGA2013-04
PRESENCE OF AGRONOMISTS IN ORCHARDS FOR ATTENTIVE FOLLOW-UP WITH
PRODUCERS
Request that the Federation:
 Intervene with government authorities to ensure that a permanent apple-growing expert
is available in each apple-growing region of Quebec, in particular in the Laurentians,
where the lack of such an expert is being strongly felt.
AGA2013-05
WATER SUPPLY SECURITY
Request that the Federation put pressure on the government to:
 Ensure that the funding is an integral part of the new programs to be implemented
following the Canada-Quebec agreement concluded in the framework of the Growing
Forward II program to assist horticultural producers with excavation work for ponds
and artesian wells.
AGA2013-06
QUEBEC FRUIT TREE ORCHARDS MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
Request that the Federation:
 Step up pressure on MAPAQ to extend the Quebec fruit tree orchards modernization
program for optimal use of the sums of money allocated to this program by postponing
the projects submission deadline to January 1, 2015 and extending the program to
December 31, 2016;
 Allow a producer to register more than 25% of the acreages in the program in order to
better respond to new consumer trends;
AGA2013-07
TESTING OF FIRE-BLIGHT RESISTANT ROOTSTOCKS - THE GENEVA SERIES
Request that the Federation:
 Ask the MAPAQ and the CRAAQ to test these rootstocks to determine their
performance in Quebec soil, before recommending them to Quebec apple growers.
AGA2013-08
FAIR MARKETING MECHANISM
Amend the Règlement sur la mise en marché des pommes du Québec and/or the
Règlement sur les contributions des producteurs de pommes du Québec to add the
following:
 Implementation of a new marketing fee or special contribution of $ 0.35 per bushel on
all late-variety apples for the fresh market, either sold at the time of harvesting or
refrigerated, before grading. The purpose of this fee is to compensate growers who
store fresh apples in controlled atmosphere rooms before grading, if applicable.
 The accounting for the new marketing fee or special contribution must be done
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separately from the existing funds;
 Whatever the solution adopted, the balance of this separate fund must be redistributed
annually to producers, in proportion to the number of bushels of apples on which the
fees or contributions were paid;
 The inventory report is a mandatory condition for entitlement to compensation and
redistribution of the fund balance.
2012-2013 Board
REGIONS
DIRECTORS
PHONE
Laurentians
Éric St-Denis (E)
Éric Rochon
450 479-1932
450 258-4989
South-West of Montreal
Mario Bourdeau (E), president
Gérald Lussier
450 247-2413
450 827-2718
Missisquoi Estrie
Stéphanie Levasseur (E), Vice-presidente
Monique Audette
450 298-1324
450 295-3520
Vallée Montérégienne
Robert Babeu (E)
Yvan Duchesne
450 469-2427
450 460-2858
Quebec
François Turcotte (E)
François Blouin
418 829-3695
418 829-2639
The first name appering in each region represents the President of the Regional syndicate.
(E): Member of the Executive Committee of the Federation
Bold : Modification between 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
Change to Next Inspection in Packaging Stations
Authorized dealers sometimes have another authorized dealer package apples for them. The Management Committee
has decided that, in this context, if a lot is inspected, the inspection report will be given to the dealer where the
inspection took place, but a copy will also be given to all other packers whose name appears on the products. For
example, packer A packages apples in bags and boxes of packer B. The inspection report will be given to A and a copy
sent to B by Gestion Qualiterra inc.
Upcoming Event
We invite you to participate in these activity relevant to the sector.
 « Principes de conservation postrécolte des produits horticoles frais » : Held by Direction de la
formation continue de l’ITA campus de St-Hyacinthe.
Date : March 18, 2013
Place : St-Hyacinthe
Instructor : Clément Vigneault
Cost: Free
Registration deadline : March 2013.
Registration : 450 778-6504 or 1 888 353-8482, ext. 6201 or at [email protected]
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List of Authorize dealers
You will find attached to this Newletter a list of authorize dealers on December 13, 2012.
Minimum Price of Late Fresh Apples – 2012 Harvest
Date
Sunrise
Paulared
Lobo
Gingergold
Cortland
McIntosh
Spartan
Other late
varieties
Honeycrisp*
Red
Delicious
Golden
Delicious
Gala
Empire
At the start of
marketing
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 50,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
C : 24,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 24,00 $
C : 50,00 $
C : 24,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 26,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 50,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
B : 20,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 50,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 26,00 $
C : 26,00 $
At the
opening of CA
chambers
* Honeycrisp Standard
 Minimum diameter: 2 3/4 inches (70 mm) in cell pack or in bags.
 Peduncle must not exceed peduncular cavity.
 Colour : red or stripped red must cover at least 50% of the entire fruit
B: Bag
C: Cell pack
Following the decision of the Pricing Committee, the price of apples intended for cell packed cartons will also apply to the
percentage of large apples for sales made in bulk bins, half-bins or bushels.
November 1 decision of the Fresh Apple Pricing Committee, which includes representatives of the Association des emballeurs
de pommes du Québec and the Federation of Quebec Apple Growers. The members of the Committee decided to maintain the
same price for bagged apples, so the Pompouce price does not change.
Pompouce* : Reserved for Daycare Centers only
Only for Paulared, McIntosh, Cortland, Spartan, Empire et Gala varieties.
Paulared
Cortland
Gala
McIntosh
Spartan
Empire
At the start of marketing
$14.00
$14.00
$14.00
$14.00
$14.00
At the opening of CA chambers
$14.00
$14.00
$14.00
$14.00
$14.00
* Information on Pompouce: Apple less than 2 ¼ inches and above 2 3/8 inches for McIntosh, Spartan and Empire varieties and 2 ¼ to 2 ½ inches for
Paulared, Gala and Cortland varieties. Price is 30% less than apples in bags.
Next Fresh Apple Princing Committee Meeting
The next Fresh Apple Pricing Committee meeting will be held on March 11 at 1 p.m. (by conference call) to discuss of AC apple
price after stored apples on March 1, 2013.
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Minimum Price of Processing Apples – 2012 Harvest
Processing Apple Committee decision
DATE
At the start of marketing
At the start of marketing
Starting on December 16, 2012
STANDARD JUICE APPLES
Early
$0.085 per pound or $3.57 a
bushel of 42 pounds.
Late
$0.0575 per pound or $2.42 a
bushel of 42 pounds.
**
***

$ 0.20 per pound or $8.40 a
bushel of 42 pounds (immediate
processing).
$0.20 per pound or $8.40 a bushel
of 42 pounds (immediate
processing).
Late
$0.19 per pound or $7.98 a bushel
of 42 pounds.
Late
$0.19 per pound or $7.98 a bushel
of 42 pounds.
Late
$0.0575 per pound or $2.42 a
bushel of 42 pounds.****
Starting on January 1, 2013

Early
$0.20 per pound or $8.40 a bushel
of 42 pounds.
Late
$ 0.22 per pound or $9.24 a
bushel of 42 pounds (for storage)
HAND-PICKED JUICE APPLES
(OPALESCENT)
Early
$0.020 per pound or $8.40 a
bushel of 42 pounds.
Late
$0.22 per pound or $9.24 a bushel
of 42 pounds (for storage)
SAUCE APPLES
The processors request that apples sold for processing not be apples that have fallen to the ground but quality picked
apples.
The processors mention that in the case of apple scab, the tolerance will be 5%. Beyond 5%, it will be case by case and
the apples will be inspected by the processors before purchasing.
** For administrative and logistic questions, A. Lassonde Inc will pay tgrowers $0.085 a pound for the Paulared and Lobo
variety until September. 6.
***Last year the Federation and the Conseil de la transformation agroalimentaire et des produits de consommation (CTAC)
signed an agreement valid for fall 2011 and 2012. The fixed price was $0.0575/pound or $115.00/ton ($2.42/ bushel).
A. LASSONDE INC. PRESS RELEASE - On October 11, 2012, A. Lassonde announced that the price of standard juice
apples will remain at $0.10/lb FOB grower until further notice. The very low volume received to date and the volume anticipated
in the next few weeks are the reasons for this decision. In the event of a change in these conditions, the company reserves the right
to change this decision.
Effective from the next notice to the end of the fallen apple harvesting season (no later than December 15), the price will be
$0.07/lb FOB grower.
**** The Committee held a meeting and no new agreement was reached concerning the price of standard
juice.
If you have processing apples of the opalescent juice and sauce category and have no buyer, please contact Les
Vergers Leahy inc. at 450 827-2544 and ask to speak with Mitchell Leahy, extension 271. Apples must however
respect the criteria for this category.
Promotion 2012 – 2013
Fall 2012 and winter 2013
Budget of the Fédération des producteurs de pommes du Québec and the Association des emballeurs de pommes du
Québec: $330,000. ($100,000 is provided by the AEPQ)
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Mid-November 2012 to March 2013: TV promotion campaign on
Radio-Canada Télé, ARTV, RDI, Explora, the radio Canada Web site
radio-canada.ca and tout.tv. Here is an example of the TV
commercial.  
Between November 2012 and March 2013 our spots will appear on
Radio-Canada television on the following shows: L’épicerie, l’Union fait
la force, Découverte, Tout le Monde en parle, En direct de l’Univers, Les
enfants de la télé, le Téléjournal, Infoman, Pour le plaisir, Et Dieu créa Laflaque, 30 vies, Trauma, C’est ça la vie, Les
coulisses du pouvoir, La semaine verte and les Docteurs. They will also appear on various shows carried by Artv,
Explora and RDI.
Ads broadcast on Wednesday evening
In addition to the commercials (small apples) that run on various TV shows, as part of our contract Radio-Canada
offered us a new 15-second ad on Wednesday, January 30, and on February 6 and 13.
The 15-second spots show part of an apple that has been bitten into along with the name of the show. At the start of
each show on Wednesday evening a commercial was carried on the following programs: 30 vies, l'Épicerie, Les enfants
de la télé, Trauma and the Téléjournal. A voice spoke to the viewers saying: « Les Pommes Qualité Québec vous
invitent à croquer à belles dents dans cette savoureuse soirée télé et vous présentent les variétés de pommes
Cortland, Empire, McIntosh et Spartan, bonnes à croquer toute l’année ». (Pommes Qualité Québec invites you to
enjoy a nice evening of TV viewing and introduces you to Cortland, Empire, McIntosh and Spartan apples that are
delightful to eat year-round)
WEB CAMPAIGN AND SOCIAL NETWORKS - November 12, 2012 to March
25, 2013
This year, to increase the number of Facebook friends even further, we are
organizing a contest called Amoureux de la pomme. The winner will receive
one year of free groceries valued at $5,200. To enter, consumers will have to
answer three questions with visual support. Nine secondary prizes will be
drawn throughout the campaign (value of $1,800) to reward Facebook fans.
grown to 33,646.
When the contest began, there were 20,100
friends. By February 12, 2013, the number had
BILLBOARDS (12 x 16 feet) along the main highways in the Montreal, North Shore, South
Shore and Quebec City regions. From January 14 to February 17, 2013  
Pommes Qualité Québec Slogans
We have asked our Facebook friends to help us find a slogan for Pommes Qualité Québec.
Here are the results from the 529 respondents:
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Pommes Qualité Québec… Belles à croquer
43 votes

Pommes Qualité Québec… Bonne à croquer toute l’année
217 votes

Pommes Qualité Québec… De nos vergers pour votre santé
134 votes

Pommes Qualité Québec… Généreuses de nature
15 votes

Pommes Qualité Québec… Je croque et j’aime !
17 votes

Pommes Qualité Québec… Savourez nature ou cuisinée
10 votes

Pommes Qualité Québec… Tout simplement croquantes
93 votes
Stored apples in Quebec, by variety, by region, on February 1, 2013 (in bushels)
Varieties
McIntosh
Fresh
Q ue be c
Refr.
CA
Transf.
Cortland
Fresh
Lobo
Fresh
Transf.
Empire
Fresh
Spartan
Fresh
Others
Fresh
Transf.
Total
Fresh
(1)
Us e d
Us e d
a pple s in
a pple s in
Ja nua ry 2 0 12
E s t rie
M o nt é ré gie nne
of Montré a l
Fe brua ry 1, 2 0 13
Ja nua ry 2 0 13
0
0
45
0
4 500
4 545
9 027
12 206
666
24 598
182 144
37 501
179 118
424 027
90 584
106 215
0
19 000
31 381
119 131
169 512
70 059
24 069
0
51 515
163 418
343 191
30 258
588 382
-7 575
32 747
Refr.
0
0
40
0
110
150
5 490
1 768
378
11 864
68 827
8 594
38 411
128 074
40 238
24 984
Refr.
0
0
7 002
8 004
9 366
24 372
7 249
11 033
CA
0
16 279
17 763
52 169
551
86 762
-2 987
9 538
Refr.
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
CA
0
0
470
0
0
470
54
118
Refr.
0
0
0
2 904
9 928
12 832
3 537
256
CA
0
828
6 099
21 448
0
28 375
-1 658
972
Refr.
0
0
126
0
120
246
370
1 485
90
5 330
51 282
1 560
11 526
69 788
16 245
20 682
Refr.
0
0
0
1 062
239
1 301
1 272
4 917
CA
0
1 566
1 479
21 988
19
25 052
5 177
724
Refr.
0
0
18
0
80
98
2 208
4 006
144
10 847
56 890
2 760
49 663
120 304
16 031
50 406
Refr.
0
0
0
3 778
260
4 038
2 015
1 278
CA
0
9 630
1 771
31 383
741
43 525
1 568
6 298
Refr.
0
0
0
0
0
0
198
1 363
CA
0
2 458
2 009
0
1 296
5 763
1 712
1 516
Refr.
0
0
21 460
47 186
133
68 779
51 958
70 223
CA
0
6 624
1 186
127 763
0
135 573
1 011
3 826
Re fr.
0
0
229
0
4 810
5 039
17 329
20 828
1 278
55 097
361 622
50 415
280 014
748 426
164 864
203 921
Re fr.
0
0
47 462
94 315
139 057
280 834
136 090
111 776
CA
0
86 442
191 716
597 942
31 569
907 669
-4 464
54 105
CA
Transf.
Tota l of
re gions on
0
CA
Transf.
La ure ntia ns
CA
CA
Transf.
S outh- We st
V a llé e
Refr.
CA
Transf.
M is s is iquo i
Tota l ma rke ting is de te rmine d by va rie ty
Source: Infohort
For the 2012 Harvest, 1 941 968 bushels of apples were stored wich includes 1 500 bushels of fresh apples and 681 836 bushels of processing apples coming from outside.
For the 2011 Harvest, 1 883 380 bushels of apples were stored wich includes 0 bushels of fresh apples and 597 632 bushels of processing apples coming from outside.
For the 2010 Harvest, 1 699 507 bushels of apples wew stored wich includes 13 752 bushels of fresh apples and 565 960 bushels of processing apples coming from outside.
Stored apples in Canada, on February 1, 2013 (bushels of 42 pounds)
2012-2013
2011-2012
Maritime
606 095
957 690
836 286
Québec
1 941 968
1 883 380
1 699 507
2 308 548
Ontario
Colombie-Britannique
Canada
Source: Infohort
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2010-2011
418 119
2 190 024
2 078 714
1 963 095
2 142 262
5 044 896
5 031 094
4 844 341
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Apples stored in Quebec on February 1, 2013 (in bushels of 42 pounds)
Variety
McIntosh
Fresh
Transf.
Cortland
Fresh
Transf.
Lobo
Fresh
2012-2013
Refr.
Empire
Fresh
Transf.
Spartan
Fresh
4 545
2 320
3 040
424 027
530 736
385 599
Refr.
169 512
38 465
22 886
CA
588 382
527 595
464 553
Refr.
150
102
127
CA
128 074
92 661
127 080
Refr.
24 372
1 970
1 705
CA
86 762
37 002
52 279
Refr.
Others
Fresh
0
360
12 832
0
0
28 375
1 548
1 269
246
613
153
CA
69 788
93 605
82 153
Refr.
1 301
6 031
260
CA
25 052
28 234
11 494
Refr.
Refr.
98
1 536
0
120 304
186 760
161 702
Refr.
4 038
995
1 032
CA
43 525
26 068
18 264
0
55
10
5 763
4 442
6 612
68 779
135 573
21 463
276 909
32 382
326 547
Refr.
Transf.
Refr.
CA
Fresh
Refr.
Transf.
0
270
CA
CA
Total
0
470
Refr.
CA
Transf.
2010-2011
CA
CA
Transf.
2011-2012
5 039
4 626
3 330
CA
748 426
944 874
763 506
Refr.
CA
280 834
907 669
68 924
897 356
58 265
874 406
Total of apples stored in Quebec includes apples from other provinces.
source: Infohort
MOVEMENT OF FRESH APPLES IN JANUARY
YEAR
QUANTITY OF BUSHELS
YEAR
QUANTITY OF BUSHELS
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
182 193
224 749
247 317
281 870
239 293
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
309 216
206 494
195 668
254 712
198 350
Source: Infohort
Volume 35 – Number 6
February 22, 2013
Page 10
THANKS TO OUR 2013 AGM PARTNERS
Pommier d’Or
Pommier d’Argent
Pommier de Bronze
 Centre agricole Bienvenue
 CRAAQ
 Groupe Sima Palsol
 IRDA
 SQS
Partenaire Nourriture
 A. Lassonde
 Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec
 Fédération des producteurs de pommes de terre du Québec
 Maison de la Pomme
 Verger Paul Jodoin inc.
The Federation’s employees
Please dial 450 679-0540 and the extension number.
Web site : www.lapommeduquebec.ca.
Diane Allie, Information and Communication Agent
Éric Beaudin, Information Technician
Geneviève Périgny, Communication Technician
Mélanie Noël, Development and Research Consultant
Diane Parenteau/Carole Soulière, Administrative Secretary
Daniel Ruel, General Manager
Yvan St-Laurent, Inspector
Ext. 8312
Ext. 8586
Ext. 8575
Ext. 8593
Ext. 8254
Ext. 8253
Ext. 8209
*Éric Beaudin will be leaving the Federation on February 22, 2013 to take up new challenges.
We thank him sincerely for his loyal services and wish him good luck in his new
endeavours. It was very nice working with you, Eric.
Volume 35 – Number 6
February 22, 2013
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