It’s been almost two decades since the U.S. pear industry began pushing for access to China, but it finally appears that the market might open during the 2012-2013 season. “This has been a long-term effort to gain access for pears,” noted Mark Powers, vice president at the Northwest Horticultural Council. “It’s taken many years to get to the state where we’re at, and part of that whole process was getting pears ­prioritized by our own government and getting them to move forward.” Access for U.S. pears into China will be tied to access for Chinese sand pears into the United […]