The United States and China are each hoping the other will grant permission to export pears. The United States has been requesting access to China for U.S. pears since the 1990s. On its part, China already ships two varieties of pears—Ya and fragrant pears—to the United States but wants access for the more widely grown Nashi Asian pear (known as sand pear). The requests were discussed during bilateral talks in Shanghai this summer, but without any resolution, reports Dr. Mike Willett, vice president of scientific affairs at the Northwest Horticultural Council, who attended the meeting. China is the world’s largest […]