The pear is a delicious variant of the apple. It is of the
same subfamily of the apple. Most of the pears are cold-hardy, which
means it can be a viable business if you live at the northern states.
Starting
a pear farm may take some time but the fruit is sweet to the bite and
the ROI (return of investment) is delicious enough to keep you happy for
the rest of the year.
Pears are edible pomaceous fruits produced by a tree of the genus
Pyrus. The pears are related to apples in cultivation, production and
pollination. These are popular fruits consumed by Americans annually due
to their health benefits and sweet taste. The leading states that
produce them are Washington, California and Oregon, in that order. It is
a $300 million industry. The United States produces about 1.8 billion
pounds or 812,054 metric tons of pears on average every year. Pears are
produced in 9 states on 65,000 acres. Yields average 29,000 lbs/acre,
which is three times the world average. Globally, the top three
countries that produce pears are China, Italy, and the United States.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world
produces around 40 billion pounds or 18 million metric tons of pears.
