South Korea: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual
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In marketing year 2019/20, Korea’s pear production is projected to increase by 3.4 percent to 210,000 metric tons due to increased yield as a result of better weather conditions compared to the previous year. However, pear planted area is projected to continue a downward trend, decreasing about 7 percent to 9,625 hectares from the previous marketing year. This will be the Korean pear industry’s first time ever below 10,000 hectares, with pears becoming increasingly less attractive to producers as consumer demand declines and alternative crops appear more profitable. Korea’s pear exports are projected to rebound by 7.3 percent (about 2,000 metric tons) to 29,000 metric tons from the previous year because of the increasing popularity of Korean culture and products in Southeast Asian countries.
