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The article provides an overview of the expected Conference pear harvest in Belgium, with a predicted start around mid-August due to challenges such as humid springs, limited sunshine, and early hailstorms leading to a smaller crop but good fruit quality. The author, Marc Evrard, also discusses the impact of climate change and market dynamics, highlighting a decrease in pear consumption and the importance of marketing strategies. Belgium aims to remain the primary European region for Conference pear production despite challenges like non-tariff trade barriers in Asian markets. The focus is on enhancing quality, taste, and education to boost pear consumption, particularly in children, and to compete with other fruits. The article emphasizes the need for effective marketing, sustainable production, and education to increase pear consumption and make the fruit more appealing to consumers.
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How’s the new Conference pear crop looking in Belgium? Have weather conditions been a challenge so far this year? Marc Evrard: Every season has its challenges. Obviously, this season is no different. It’s still one and a half months before we commence with our Conference pear harvest. There will be some Corina a few weeks earlier, but the main crop is Conference, and we predict harvesting to start around 20 August. We have had some challenges, but we’ve had multifarious challenges over the past years, or the past decade even, so it’s difficult to predict what else may happen in the next couple of months. We had a humid springtime, as well as abundant rainfall, which means that groundwater is up to the right level again, so there is ample water for the trees. This is excellent news for pears, although less good for cherries, which absorb all the water and can split and burst as a result. What about the issue of heat? Parts of Europe are getting quite accustomed to a yearly heat ...
Source: Fruitnet
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