Northwest Horticultural Council

Pacific Northwest Pears

Pear Fact Sheet

2018/19 Fresh Pear Production: 18,825,721 (44 lb. cartons)¹

Acreage in Production²:

United States: 46,300 acres
Pacific Northwest: 35,600 acres

Top Three Pear Producing States²:

Washington
Oregon
California

Percent of total U.S. Crop Produced by the Pacific Northwest²: 80%

Percent of total U.S. Fresh Crop Produced by the Pacific Northwest²: 90%

Percent of total U.S. Processed Crop Produced by the Pacific Northwest²: 56%

Official State Fruit:

In 2005, pears were designated the official state fruit of Oregon.

Dollar Value of Pacific Northwest Crop²:
2018	$351,596,000
2017	$423,089,000
2016	$389,910,000
2015	$392,247,000
2014	$361,216,000
2013	$360,091,000
2012	$336,509,000

Fresh Pear Sales by Variety, 2018/19 (44 lb. cartons)³:
Summer / Fall Pears:
Green Bartlett	4,419,740
Red Bartlett	49,690
Starkrimson	289,220
Winter Pears:
D’Anjou	9,240,897
Bosc	2,419,042
Red Anjou	1,121,622
Comice	172,450
Forelle	46,240
Seckel	29,172
Concorde	36,484
Other Winter Pears	34,683

Total Pacific Northwest Fresh Pears¹:	503,600 tons
Total Pacific Northwest Processed Pears²:	135,660 tons

Percent of Fresh Pear Crop Exported 2018/19¹:
2018/19	21.41%
2017/18	17.04%
2016/17	25.33%
2015/16	26.78%
2014/15	31.33%

2018/19 Top Ten Export Markets¹:
	Volume (44 lb. Cartons)
Mexico	2,289,391
Canada	824,397
Israel	137,698
Colombia	112,764
UAE (Dubai)	106,845
India	84,553
Panama	59,127
Brazil	42,336
Saudi Arabia	29,314
Costa Rica	24,342
Other	186,114
Total Exports	3,896,881

¹ Washington State Tree Fruit Association 2018-19 A Statistical Review of Northwest Fresh Pear Crops
² Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2018 Summary (June 2019) – USDA, National Agricultural Statistic Service
³ Pear Bureau Northwest, Crop Movement Overview, August 20, 2019

4/29/20