THE STATUS OF THE PEAR INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALASIA
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 Packhams Triumph (syn. Packhams), 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
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.7
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.671.7
Australia, New Zealand, pear production, processing
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