THE STATUS OF THE PEAR INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALASIA

L.R. Brewer, V. Hilton
Pear production is a small part of the total fruit production in New Zealand and Australia. In recent years it has declined in New Zealand and remained stable in Australia. The New Zealand pear industry is heavily reliant on the export of fresh fruit while in Australia most pears are sold on the domestic market and more than one third are processed. The most important varieties in New Zealand are ‘Doyenné du Comice’ (syn. ‘Comice’), its russeted sport ‘Taylors Gold’ and ‘Beurre Bosc’. In Australia the most important varieties for fresh fruit production are ‘Packham’s Triumph’ (syn. ‘Packham’s), ‘Beurre Bosc’ and ‘Josephine’. In both countries ‘Williams Bon Chretien’ (syn. ‘Bartlett’ or ‘Williams’) are used primarily for processing. Production of ‘Bartlett’ has remained constant, apart from fluctuations due to weather events. Asian Pear (Nashi) production in New Zealand and Australia has declined in recent years. ‘Nijisseiki’ is the leading cultivar in Australia and second to ‘Hosui’ in New Zealand. In both countries, industry growth is constrained by poor grower returns relative to competing crops during the orchard establishment phase.
Brewer, L.R. and Hilton, V. (2005). THE STATUS OF THE PEAR INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALASIA. Acta Hortic. 671, 65-71
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.7
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.7
Australia, New Zealand, pear production, processing
English

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