During harvest
Gerhard Leodolter of POM Wonderful indicates that most rain fell at the end of October. "This affected all of the pomegranate growers' orchards. During the rain most growers were still harvesting. Due to the rain the fruit that was still on the trees couldn't be sold due to tears, splits and inferior quality." Around a third of the POM Wonderful volume is exported. "Even now, though the production is low, exports are still a third of the total. Our main buyer is Asia. This year our export season only lasted 4 week instead of 10 to 12 weeks."
For more information:
Gerhard Leodolter
Corporate Office
POM Wonderful, LLC
11444 West Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-966-5800
www.pomwonderful.com