Pears

The pear crop in California seems to be developing well. The crop does not appear to be extremely heavy, but there is a good crop of pears in the state. There are areas that are under water stress, but overall most areas seem to be OK with water for irrigation this summer. It looks like […]

Northwest pear grower-shippers expected a comparatively light crop this year vs. last pear season.  A cool and damp spring during pollination has contributed to some of this short fall, and a pocket of hail damage effected some growers significantly.  The Pear bureau released its first official 2020-21 crop estimate in August and the forecast called for […]

The pear bloom in the Sacramento area started this week, and may reach full bloom by this weekend. The weather should be mostly warm and mild with some showers. The crop is much more uniform this year, but the bloom is running very late. Many growers pruned their orchards back hard in expectation of a […]

The California pear crop looks to be set very light this year. The original concern about oversupply in the industry has disappeared as the crop continues to get lighter. Most of the second bloom in California has fallen off of the trees. The remaining crop should have good size, but the quantity of pears on […]