Edible Apple

DigiTimes is reporting that Apple suppliers are anticipating iPad 2 production to yield 10-12 million units during the second quarter of 2011 and as many as 24 million during the second half of the year.

After producing 1.7-2 million units of the first-generation iPad in January, Apple began to phase out production of the old model in February, while beginning to roll out the iPad 2, according to component suppliers in Taiwan. Shipments of iPad 2 are expected to top 2-3 million units in March, the sources added.

With a shipment ratio of 4:6 for the first and second halves, shipments of iPad 2 are likely to reach 21.5-24 million units in the second half of the year, the sources estimated.”