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INTERNATIONAL MARKET REPORT

03/02/2017

ISRAEL

MARKET PULSE

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE: 3.69
CHANGE FROM LAST MONTH: -1.36%
VOLUME TO DATE: 68,026 BOXES
CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR: +73%

(SOURCE: WSTFA)

USA PEARS: RETAIL PRICING, SIZES, AND GRADES

PRICE RANGE (per lb)
SIZE RANGE
anjou
$0 $1.83 – $2.95 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
red anjou
$0 $1.83 – $2.95 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
bosc
$0 $1.48 – $2.59 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
GRADES FOR ALL VARIETIES
  • US1: 75%
  • Fancy: 25%
  • 3rd Grade: %

COMPETITION: RETAIL PRICING AND SIZES

PRICE RANGE (per lb)
SIZE RANGE
COUNTRY
Spadona
$0 $0.73 – $1.35 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Israel
Kaiser Alexander
$0 $2.09 – $2.95 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Italy
Conference
$0 $1.60 – $2.22 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Spain
Nashi
$0 $1.48 – $2.34 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
China

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY
LOCATION
DATE(S)
Press releases on pear health claims
Israel
December - April
TV program episodes on how to use US pears, emphasizing the need for ripening and many new recipes
Israel
December - April
nutrition graphic
Pickled salmon with pears and beta
US Pears in Yedioth Ahronot, the leading daily newspaper of Israel