Ontario's apple crop volume is expected to be slightly lower this year compared to last, but experts say the fruit will be larger and juicier.
As harvest begins in many parts of the province, growers say they are seeing the effects of the 2016 drought.
The fresh market apple crop will be about 20 per cent less than last year.
Newcastle-area farmer Charles Stevens says all the rain this year will mean larger, juicier apples with great colour because cool weather creates colour.