September 2009 Issue

Pear export prospects

A large crop could mean more fruit in the smaller sizes that export markets prefer.

A family samples USA pears in a supermarket in the city of Dubai. The United Arab Emirates is a significant market for USA Pears. Jeff Correa, Pear Bureau Northwest The Pear Bureau is looking forward to marketing one of the industry’s largest pear crops for the 2009-2010 season. With warm summer weather and ideal growing conditions, the Pacific Northwest pear crop is expected to be larger than the original estimate of 19.1 million boxes compiled in late May. With the larger crop, the Pear Bureau is also expecting a greater percentage of smaller pears (sizes 110 to 135), which is […]

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