The pear industry released its 2021 harvest estimate on Sept. 7, about a month after summer varieties like Starkrimson and Bartlett pears began coming off the trees in Oregon and Washington.

CORVALLIS – Anticipation of ripe pears and apples peaks in fall as fruits hang heavily from branches and begin their gravity-aided trip to the ground. But how do you know when it’s prime ...

Urban Abundance, a Slow Food Southwest Washington program, is gearing up for its largest fundraiser and harvest. Called Pick-a-Pear-a-thon, it'll happen either the second or third week in August.

If a pear is harvested too early before it is mature it will soften but be tasteless. If a pear is harvested when past ripe the fruit will be soft and mushy. How to know when to harvest our garden-… ...

Take a journey through pear orchards where farmers harvest tons of pears with expertise and efficiency. From the orchard to the processing factory, every step is crucial in producing pears that ...

After harvest, pears should be cooled for a couple of days at least. To ripen them, bring the temperature up to 65 to 75 degrees. They should ripen in four to five days.

Small harvest. America’s pear crop is forecast at 470,000 metric tons, the smallest since 1967-68 and a drop of more than 20%.

With small harvest, pear exports will be lowest since 1980s. Published 3:15 pm Monday, December 16, 2024. ... While world pear production is forecast up nearly 400,000 tons to 25.9 million, ...