Lamont powerpoint

George Lamont of New York - winner of The Packer/Grower 2008 Apple Man of the Year award - gave this powerpoint at the U.S. Apple Association's Marketing Conference in Chicago on Aug. 21. George took the role of presenting the crop overview, a function that former U.S. Apple exec Jim Cranney performed so well for so many years. Cranney moved on earlier this year to lead the California Citrus Quality Council. Note that the U.S. Apple Association's crop estimate of 207.1 million bushels for 2008 - down from the USDA estimate of 218.2 million bushels - was not included in this powerpoint since the US Apple estimate was released on Aug. 22.