Belgium exported 41,400 tons of pears to Russia in the season 2012/13, a decrease of 40% from the previous season, when imports had reached 68,000 tons, according to the official statistics.
Such a sharp decrease in exports is connected with lower pear production in Belgium in 2012 due to unfavorable weather conditions during blossoming and ripening.
Belgium’s pear production amounted to 221,000 tons in 2012, a decrease of 21% from the previous year.
Source: www.fruit-inform.com