"Smaller sizes are currently selling a lot better than thicker pears"
The pear market seems to be running smoothly during the second half of the season. "There is really nothing really holding back the pears at the moment. Trade is flowing in all directions and the markets we serve are running well," says Wendy Bangels of BP Fruitcraft.
The Kortenaken-based trading company, founded by Wendy together with Tim Pittevils, exports mainly pears, but also
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