Canada's marketable apple production fell 10.8% year over year in 2025 to 340,620 metric tonnes, the lowest total since 2012. Every major producing province posted declines: Nova Scotia dropped 15% due to summer drought, Quebec fell 12%, Ontario fell 8.2%, and British Columbia declined 13.7% to a record low — the sixth consecutive year of decline in that province. BC's production is now 58.3% below its all-time high set in 2006.
Despite the poor harvest, apples remain Canada's second most important fruit by sales, behind blueberries. Apple availability per person edged down from 8.45 kg in 2024 to 8.27 kg in 2025, continuing a multi-decade decline from a peak of 13.95 kg per person in 1994. Apple prices in Canada have increased 27.9% over the past five years.
For North American buyers, continued weakness in Canadian domestic production tightens cross-border supply dynamics heading into winter. U.S. apple exporters — particularly from Washington — may see stronger demand from Canadian retail channels as domestic supply tightens.