The top two countries for fresh and prepared/preserved exported pears are Mexico and Canada. The U.S. imports the most from Argentina (54.8%) and the second-most from China (15.6%). Bartlett pears ...

The state’s growers also helped make the U.S. the third-largest producer of pears in the world. “Only Argentina and China produce more, and Argentina beats us only by a smidgen. Some years ...

“And if it’s not your pears, you’d better hope the pears from Argentina or wherever are high quality. One bad experience turns consumers away for months.” Other speakers during Tuesday’s ...