Pears

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Unitec’s Sorting Technologies: ‘12 Months of Work, 12 Months of Results’At Fruit Logistica 2020, Unitec Group exhibited its innovative technologies for external and internal fruit quality selection.	February 12, 2020 Andrew
What You Need to Know…Impact of the ‘Phase One’ China–U.S. Agreement on the Fresh Produce IndustryRichard Owen of the Produce Marketing Association summarizes the expected impact of the first phase of the recent China–U.S. trade deal.	February 09, 2020 Produce Report
China Permitted to Export Pears to Brazil, World’s #4 Pear ImporterChina receives permission to export pears to Brazil, one of the world’s largest importers of this fruit, a development that is expected to stimulate China’s pear sector.	January 21, 2020 Benjamin Henry
Exports of Belgian Conference Pears to China Continue to GrowMarc Evrard, commercial director of BFV, speaks to Produce Report about the company’s success in exporting Belgian pears to China	September 23, 2019 Andrew
China H1 Fruit Trade Data: Imports Rise, Exports FallChina’s exports of fruits dropped 21.3% in value year-over-year during the first half of 2019 to $2.47 billion. Meanwhile, imports rose 27.4% to $5.98 billion.	August 15, 2019 Dan Siekman
Russia to Ban Import of Many Chinese FruitsThe Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) will on August 10 enact a temporary ban on Chinese pome and stone fruit imports due to high incidences of potentially harmful organisms being detected in shipments of fruit from China over the past few years.	August 05, 2019 Dan Siekman
Ministry of Agriculture: China Fresh Fruit Prices Inch Down in JulyAfter rising in April, May and June, wholesale prices of widely-consumed fresh fruits in China began inching down in in the first half of July, according to statistics released by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.	July 25, 2019 Dan Siekman
Chilean Pears Secure Access to ChinaOn April 24, China gave Chilean pears the green light for import during the president of Chile Sebastian Pinera’s state visit to Beijing. The fruit industry in Chile has high hopes for pear exports to replicate the success of its cherries in China.	May 05, 2019 Jing Zang
Origine Group Exclusive Italian Partner of The Pear “Fred®”Origine Group and VariCom signed the licence agreement for the innovative pear FRED®	May 05, 2019 Produce Report
'Romancing the Trees' with Kyle Mathison of Stemilt GrowersKyle is part of the fourth generation of Mathisons to farm the land in the Wenatchee area, with his great grandfather having planted his first apple, pear and cherry orchards there in 1914. Kyle’s father Tom Mathison founded Stemilt Growers in 1964 after becoming among the first cherry grower/packers in the United States to start employing modern cold chain practices. Tom gave Kyle the responsibility of running the pear and cherry side of Stemilt’s operation in 1969 when he was 17 years old — and he’s been “romancing the trees” ever since.	November 06, 2018 Dan Siekman	Image: Stemilt Growers