According to the Weekly Agricultural Outlook Bulletin by the Department of Rural Economy (Deral), Brazil's pear production reached 15.7 thousand tons in 2023. This places it 22nd in volume among cultivated fruits and 21st in Gross Value of Production (VBP), with approximately USD 11.2 million, as reported by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Pear cultivation spans 1,019 hectares, a small portion of Brazil's 3.1 million hectares for fruit farming.
Rio Grande do Sul leads with 47.5% of national production, followed by Santa Catarina at 31.3% and Paraná at 10.1%. Caxias do Sul (RS) is the largest individual producer, contributing 26% of the national harvest.
Paraná, as the third-largest producer, yielded 1.6 thousand tons over 110 hectares in 2023. Over the past decade, its cultivated area and harvest have decreased by 36.4% and 32.3%, respectively. The metropolitan area of Curitiba contributes 60.3% of Paraná's production, with Araucária accounting for nearly half (49.6%).
As the harvest begins, domestic pear prices have reached approximately USD 17.37 per 9 kg box at Ceasas in Curitiba. The Yari variety is priced at around USD 27.03, influenced by supply from Santa Catarina and Paraná. Imported pears from Argentina and the United States range from USD 25.10 to USD 32.82 per 8 kg box.
In 2024, pears represented 22.6% of the volume and 14.4% of Brazil's fruit import costs, ranking as the second most imported fruit. Brazil imported 169.2 thousand tons at USD 32.8 million, primarily from Argentina (73.5%) and Portugal (17.7%), according to Agrostat/Mapa data.
Source: Datamar News