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INTERNATIONAL MARKET REPORT

11/30/2023

CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad

MARKET PULSE

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE: 529.1
CHANGE FROM LAST MONTH: +0.49%
VOLUME TO DATE: 126,865 BOXES
CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR: +23%

(SOURCE: WSTFA)

USA PEARS: RETAIL PRICING, SIZES, AND GRADES

PRICE RANGE (per lb)
SIZE RANGE
anjou
$0 $0.79 – $3.58 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
bosc
$0 $1.66 – $3.06 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
red anjou
$0 $0.85 – $2.19 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
starkrimson
$0 $3.70 – $3.70 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
GRADES FOR ALL VARIETIES
  • US1: 80%
  • Fancy: 20%
  • 3rd Grade: %

COMPETITION: RETAIL PRICING AND SIZES

PRICE RANGE (per lb)
SIZE RANGE
COUNTRY
Forelle
$0 $1.66 – $2.48 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Chile
Packham
$0 $0.75 – $1.49 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Chile
Anjou
$0 $1.14 – $2.74 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Argentina
Bosc
$0 $1.59 – $1.59 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Argentina
Packham
$0 $1.14 – $1.71 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Argentina

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY
LOCATION
DATE(S)
World Pear Day promotional activities
6 countries
December 2, 2023
Wholesale Promotion
Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica
December 2023
In-store Promotions
7 countires
December 2023
Cooking Workshop / Recipe Demonstration with Walmart and La Colonia
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
December 2023
In-store promotion Dominican Republic with Jumbo retail chain
In-store promotion with Walmart in El Salvador
School Activity in Guatemala

PROMOTIONS

Progress towards season-long goals
# PROMOTION DAYS
161
0
600
# STORES
40
0
200