The pear is available all the year round, because it is cultivated in many areas of the world and there is moreover a wide range of varieties. For instance, the ‘
Blanquilla’ pear is practically available all the year round, except during the months of May, June and July. The pear "Castells" is only available in June and July. The pear "Comice’ is found in the markets during the months of October, November and December, whereas the "
Conference’ is marketed all the year except for July and August. The "Ercolini’ variety is only marketed during the months of June, July and August, whereas "
Packhams’ is found in March, April and May in the N hemisphere.
As example of a European market we take the United Kingdom. The following table shows the exporting countries, as well as the varieties and the weight of the transport packages, that vary according to the country of origin.
Origin and variety | Availability in the United Kingdom | Weight of the packages |
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ARGENTINA | | |
Abaté | February-March | 20kg |
Anjou | February-March | |
Bartlett | January-April | |
Buerré Bosc | February-March | |
Buerré Giffard | February-March | |
Clapps"s favourite | February-March | |
Conference | February-March | |
Packham | February-March | |
Red Bartlett | February-March | |
William"s Bon Chrétien | February | |
Winter Nelis | February | |
AUSTRALIA | | |
Beurré Bosc | March-May | 18kg |
Josephine | March | |
Packham | March-September | |
Red Sensation | Tested | |
Williams Bon Chrétien | February-March | |
WinterNells | FebruaryMarch | |
BELGIUM | | |
Beurré Hardy | Mid August-October | 7/7,5/8/9/10 |
Doyenné du Comice | October-March | 11/12kg |
Concorde | November-January | |
Conference | End of September-June | |
Durandeau | End of September-March | |
Triomphe de Vienne | August-end of September | |
CHILE | | |
Abate Fetel | February-April | 10/15/18kg |
Beurré d"Anjou | February-July | |
Buerré Bosc | Mid January-July | |
Concorde | November-January | |
Conference | March-May | |
Coscia | January-April | |
Forelle | April-May | |
Packham | Mid January-August | |
Red Anjou | February-July | |
Red Barlett | Mid January-end August | |
Red Sensation | January-March | |
Summer Bartlett | January-March | |
Winter Nelis | March-September | |
FRANCE | | |
Buerré Ardí | September-October | 12/15kg |
Doyenné du Comice | October-February | |
Conference | October-November | 5/10kg |
Guyot | July-August | |
Packham | October-November | |
Passacrassana | October-February | |
William"s Bon Chrétien | August-September | |
GREECE | | |
Various | August-May | 7/8kg |
HUNGARY | | |
Beurré Bosc | October-December | 10kg |
Packham Triumph | Tested | |
William"s Bon Chrétien | September-October | |
ITALY | | |
Abate Fetel | September-April | 7/8kg |
Doyenné du Comice | September-October | |
Conference | September-April | |
Coscia | July-mid September | |
Guyot | July-October | |
Kaiser | October-April | |
S Maria | July-December | |
Max-Red Bartlett | August-December | |
Moettini | July | |
Packham | September-October | |
Passacrassana | October | |
Red Bartlett | August | |
William"s Bon Chrétien | August-December | |
THE NETHERLANDS | | |
Beurré Ardí | September-October | 12kg |
Bonne Louise | August-November | |
Doyenné du Comice | September-April | |
Packham | September-June | |
Verdi | Tests in autumn | |
NEW ZEALAND | | |
Beurré Bosc | April-July | 18,5/15kg |
Doyenné du Comice | April-July | |
Packham | April-July | |
Taylor´s Gold | April-July | |
PORTUGAL | | |
Beurré Ardí | July-May | 7/10/12/15/17kg |
Clapp´s Favourite | July –May | |
Comice | July –May | |
Doyenné du Comice | July –May | |
Morettini | July –May | |
Passacrassana | July –May | |
Perola | July –May | |
Rocha | July –May | |
William´s Bon Chrétien | July –May | |
SOUTH AFRICA | | |
Beurré Bosc | April-end of June | 7/12,5/15kg |
Beurré Hardy | End of February-end of April | 8kg |
Bon Rouge | March-end of April | |
Conference | April | |
Doyenné du Comice | Mid March-mid June | |
Emperor | April | |
Flamingo | April | |
Forelle | June-mid July | |
Golden Beurré Bosc | Mid March-mid May | |
Harrow Delight | End of January-end of March | |
Highland | Beginning of May-beginning of June | 7/12,5/15kg |
Josephine | Mid May-beginning of July | 8kg |
Packham´s Triumph | April-July | |
Rosemarie | February-April | |
Vermont Beauty | End of April-mid July | |
Victoria Blush | Beginning of March-end of April | |
William´s Bon Chrétien | End of January-end of April | |
SPAIN | |   |
Conference | July-August | 10kg |
Guyot | July-August | |
Morettini | July –August | |
William´s Bon Chrétien | July –August | |
TURKEY | | |
Conference | February | several |
UNITED KINGDOM | | |
Concorde | November-January | 8/12kg |
Doyenné du Comice | October-March | |
William´s Bon Chrétien | September-October | |
THE UNITED STATES | | |
Anjou | All the year round | 20kg |
Beurré Bosc | August-April | &nvsp; |
Doyenné du Comice | August-end of February | |
Forelle | Mid September-February | |
Packham´s Triumph | Mid July-December | |
Red Anjou | August-end of April | |
Red Bartlett | Mid July-December | |
Red Silk | August-end of April | |
Shekel | August-end of March | |
Taylor´s Gold | Tested | |
William´s Bon Chrétien | July-December | |
Source: Fresh Produce Desk Book (1998)