According to Agreste, on the 1st July the 2016 pear harvest was estimated at 125,000 tons, 11% below that of 2015. Summer pears have been particularly effected by the cold weather at the end of spring; flowering and fruit setting for these varieties did not occur under the best conditions.
The Guyot variety is expected to suffer the most from the spring weather in the Languedoc-Roussillon and PACA. The Guyot represents almost half of production in PACA. In the Centre region, the cold and wet weather led to a lot of fruit falling. Aquitaine has also had a decrease in yield. The Pays de la Loire and Rhone-Alpes regions could see a slight increase in harvest if conditions remain good.