Canada: Fresh Deciduous Fruit
Uneventful growing and harvest seasons helped the apple and pear sectors to bounce back from a difficult season one year earlier, when spring frost crippled these sectors. Both apple and pear production volumes are back to normal levels, imports are expected to decline and exports to increase. Demand for fresh table grapes remains flat, as the market continues to be supplied almost exclusively via imports, with over half of U.S. origin.