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  • September 2006 Issue

    • Processed pear prices set

    The Washington-Oregon Canning Pear Association has announced a price agreement with three Pacific Northwest processors for 2006-crop processing pears. The three cash-buying processors (Truitt Brothers, Inc., Del Monte Foods, and Northwest Packing Company) have agreed to a two-year contract providing an adjustable price for No. 1 grade pears based on $225 per ton for the 2006 crop and $230 a ton for the 2007 crop, according to Jay Grandy, manager of the Canning Pear Association. Those prices will be adjusted up or down by one dollar per ton for each 1,000 tons of Northwest pears processed in the Northwest above […]

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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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