Fresh Plaza: USA pear exports expand into offshore markets this season
- Cultivate Consulting Group LLC
- Dec 2
- 1 min read
This season's initial projection for the Pacific Northwest (PNW) pear crop came in at 16.5 million boxes, but the final volume is well above that number. "The forecast was underestimated pretty significantly, and the industry is expecting a total packout about two million boxes over," says Jeff Correa with USA Pears. The fruit sized up more than expected and Correa explained how one size larger could result in an additional volume of 1.6 million boxes. In addition, high quality fruit resulted in a favorable pack-out rate. About 82-83 percent of the Green Anjou pears are U.S. #1, which is considered top grade.