This was reported to FreshPlaza by an operator, who also added that the data available confirms 2016 forecasts. While there is a slight increase of Abate and Carmen pears, Williams and Max Red Bartlett are stable. Volumes of Conference, Kaiser and Decana have instead dropped.
Grades are substantially within the norm, while in 2016 they were larger than standard.
Commercialisation
Sales of Carmen pears are almost over and, according to the operator, things went rather well.
The first small quantities of Kaiser pears have just been shipped abroad.