One side effect of the Alar-driven market crash was that the surviving players abandoned the industry’s earlier limited variety strategy and began to grow additional varieties which became an axis of healthy competition between packers and shippers. Interestingly, retailers found that it was worth allotting the shelf space for several different kinds of apples because consumers had different favorite varieties and were more likely to buy [them] if they were available.

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