Korea’s 2021/22 pear production is projected to surge by nearly 40 percent, driven mostly by increased yields. Korean pear consumption is expected rise by a similar level. Fresh U.S. (and other origin) pear
imports are not allowed under Korea’s existing phytosanitary regulations.
Production
In marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (July – June), Korea’s pear production is projected to increase by 39 percent (52,220 MT) to 184,800 MT mainly due to increased yield (pear production per unit area). As a result of favorable weather conditions during the flowering and fruit growing seasons, average pear yield is expected to
increase by 29.6 percent to 1,890 Kilograms per 0.1 hectare. In addition, a 19.1 percent market price increase caused by reduced production in the previous year will motivate some pear farms to expand production this year.
In MY 2020/21, fresh pear production decreased by 34 percent to 132,580 MT due to a series of unfavorable weather conditions during the flowering, fruit growing, and harvest seasons (cold temperature during the flowering season, long rainy days in summer followed by a heatwave and several typhoons right before the harvest season). As a result, pear yields dropped by 30 percent to 1,458 Kg per 0.1 hectare. Additionally, there was a 5.5 percent reduction in planted area (524 Ha).
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