date:Dec 02, 2013
t 125,000 metric tonnes more than last season's crop of 269,837 metric tonnes. Last season's production was down 80 percent from the 2011/2012 season.
Similarly, pear production is expected to increase over last season's haul. This season's crop is expected to reach 7,800 metric tonnes, which would be a 15.5 percent increase over last season's production of 6,754 metric tonnes. As a result of increased production, imports for both apples and pears are expected to decrease from the previous year