"Historically high prices for Conference pears, but not everyone's profiting this season"
Dutch pear market prices have been rising sharply since January. "At present, Conference pears are selling for historically high prices. The question is whether consumers will keep paying these prices or switch to alternatives like stone or soft fruit," says Mark Vernooij of Urfruit.
"Unfortunately, not everyone's profited from these high prices. At the start of the
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