Southern Hemisphere pears: potential in South America

  • Published on 9/03/2018 - Published by BENOIT-CELEYRETTE Cécilia
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European pear imports from the Southern Hemisphere seems to have stabilised over the past three years at around 200 000 t, although the provisional figures provide a glimpse of another small downturn (190 900 t) to the EU, and some disparities: the ebb by Argentina (45 500 t, i.e. - 28 % on 2016), and to a lesser degree New Zealand (430 t, i.e. - 17 %), the return of Chile (56 600 t, i.e. + 18 %) and the small South African shortfall (88 300 t, i.e. - 7 %). The latter could also be marked this year because of the persistent drought which might limit sizing and yields for production which for now is expected to be down by 6 %, according to the initial info from the USDA. South American production could be stable, or even up (+ 2 % for Chile and + 13 % for Argentina), with the rather favourable winter weather conditions (rain and cold).

Sources: USDA, Eurostat

pear from southern hemisphere - EU imports
pear from southern hemisphere - EU imports

 

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