Apples come from altitude, not from the coast. Isparta, Karaman and Niğde sit between 1,000 and 1,400 metres, and the wide day–night temperature swing at that elevation is what puts colour on Starking and firmness into Granny Smith.
The commercial point of apple is storage, not harvest. Picking runs September to November, but controlled-atmosphere rooms at 1.5 % O₂ / 1.2 % CO₂ carry Granny Smith and Fuji through to June, which makes apple the one product in our range with a genuinely year-round window. Pressure and starch index at pick determine how long a lot will hold, and we report both.
Apple is a heavy ethylene producer. It must not share a container with kiwi, leafy vegetables or any climacteric fruit you want to arrive unripe — a mixed load is the most common cause of a claim on this product.