Unlike apple stocks, pear stocks are a lot higher than in previous years.
In an Agreste publication from the Minister of Agriculture it is stated that at the end of October 2014 pear stocks (20,000 tons) increased by 19% over a year and 27% compared to the 2009-2013 average. Prices of all varieties in October were 11% lower than the 2009-2013 average.
At the end of October 2014 apple stocks (570,000 tons) were 3% lower than in 2013 and the 2009-2013 average over the same period. In October the prices were 12% lower than the five-year average.