Last year, pear growers and processors had the foresight to negotiate a two-year contract and offer stability and price increases to the recovering Bartlett market. But this year, processors agreed to raise prices even further to reflect inflationary costs. Related: Record price of $375 per ton set for canning pears is welcome news to start the season Del Monte and the Neil Jones Food Co., the Northwest’s largest buyers, agreed to raise the price per ton by $15 to $410 for Grade #1 Bartletts for the 2023 season, the Washington-Oregon Canning Pear Association announced last week. The growers and processors again agreed […]