date:Jul 29, 2016
This year's California pear season got off to an early start, and shippers are enjoying strong prices during the first part of the season. With the Pacific Northwest pear harvest still several weeks away, California's growers are taking advantage of this period when they are the main source of fresh pears in North America.
We started our Bartlett pack from the Sacramento Delta on July 7, which was a few days earlier than what would be considered normal, said David Thiessen with Scully Packing i