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INTERNATIONAL MARKET REPORT

03/27/2020

CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION

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

MARKET PULSE

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE: 578.74
CHANGE FROM LAST MONTH: +1.58%
VOLUME TO DATE: 262,972 BOXES
CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR: -1%

(SOURCE: WSTFA)

USA PEARS: RETAIL PRICING, SIZES, AND GRADES

PRICE RANGE (per lb)
SIZE RANGE
anjou
$0 $1.11 – $2.18 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
red anjou
$0 $2.20 – $3.05 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
bosc
$0 $2.47 – $3.05 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
GRADES FOR ALL VARIETIES
  • US1: 70%
  • Fancy: 30%
  • 3rd Grade: %

COMPETITION: RETAIL PRICING AND SIZES

PRICE RANGE (per lb)
SIZE RANGE
COUNTRY
Flamingo
$0 $2.22 – $2.80 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Argentina
Coscia
$0 $2.61 – $2.91 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
Chile
Asian
$0 $2.97 – $3.80 $4.50
150 120 100 80 60
California
Merchandiser working in El Salvador stores; team is covering retail stores, wholesale markets and importers
School educational activity in Costa Rica
In-Store sampling promotion at a Machetazo Store in Panama

PROMOTIONS

Progress towards season-long goals
# PROMOTION DAYS
854
0
1500
# STORES
195
0
75