Wholesale pear prices on the European market
Pears are among the most important temperate fruits traded in Europe, with year-round availability thanks to diverse origins and advanced cold storage. The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Poland are leading European producers, while Argentina, South Africa, and Chile supply during the counter-season. On the Fresh-market.info portal, we publish daily wholesale prices and market reports from major exchanges and wholesale markets in Poland (including Bronisze, Wroclaw, Poznan), as well as key EU countries — the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Germany.
What types of pears do we track?
For precise market analysis, we divide quotations into several important segments relevant to producers and traders:
- Conference pears: the dominant European variety, grown extensively in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland for both fresh and storage markets
- Abate Fetel: an elegant Italian variety with elongated shape, commanding premium prices in Southern and Western European retail
- Williams / Bartlett: widely used for both fresh consumption and processing (canning, juice), with origins across multiple EU countries
Factors influencing pear prices
Pear prices are influenced by European harvest volumes, cold storage stocks and their drawdown rate through winter and spring, competition from Southern Hemisphere imports, fruit size and quality classification, and export demand from overseas markets. Spring frost damage in key growing regions can dramatically affect supply. Using price charts on Fresh-market.info, wholesale buyers and orchardists can track historical trends and forecast price changes to secure the most favorable deals.
Poland
Pear fresh-market quotation
| Product | Min Price min. | Max Price max. | Country | Unit | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pears "Conference" (buying) | Buy access | 0.0% | |||
| pears (industrial) | Buy access | 0.0% | |||
| pears Konferencja | Buy access | Belgium / Netherlands | 0.0% | ||
| pears Lucas (buying) | Buy access | 0.0% | |||
Europe
Pear wholesale prices
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