South Korea: Pear Annual
Welcome to FAS/Seoul’s first annual pear report. Korea, a producer of mainly the “Singo” variety, is a major exporter to the United States accounting for a total of 9,700 metric tons (MT) in MY 2014/15 under the supervision of an APHIS preclearance program. Worldwide, Korea exported approximately 23,300 tons in MY2014/15 of which 10,400 went to the Taiwanese market. Korea’s total production is forecast at 259,000 MT in MY 2015/16, down 14 percent from 302,700 MT in MY 2014/15.
