by Geraldine Warner n independent report on global canned pear production supports claims by the U.S. processed pear industry that it is sensitive to imports. Competition from cheap imports prompted the Pacific Northwest canned pear industry and the California canned fruit industry to call for a study of the major competing countries of the world. The U.S. Congress asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to conduct the study. Mark Powers, vice president of the Northwest Horticultural Council, said the ITC’s reporta purely factual report from an independent organizationsupports the U.S. canned fruit industry’s assertion that it is important to maintain […]