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INTERNATIONAL MARKET REPORT

02/03/2017

CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION

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

MARKET PULSE

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE: 552.1
CHANGE FROM LAST MONTH: +1.29%
VOLUME TO DATE: 153,531 BOXES
CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR: -5%

(SOURCE: WSTFA)

USA PEARS: RETAIL PRICING, SIZES, AND GRADES

PRICE RANGE (per lb)
SIZE RANGE
anjou
$0 $0.83 – $2.40 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
bosc
$0 $2.60 – $2.82 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
red anjou
$0 $2.07 – $2.83 $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
Asian
$0 $3.65 – $4.09 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
USA

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY
LOCATION
DATE(S)
Merchandising
Region-Wide
February
School Program
Guatemala, DR, El Salvador and CR
February
In-Store Promotions
Region-Wide
February
In-Store Sampling Promotion
In-Store Sampling Promotion
Merchandising

PROMOTIONS

Progress towards season-long goals
# PROMOTION DAYS
823
0
1500
# STORES
134
0
500