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California Bartlett pear growers say they are seeing a good crop of high-quality fruit despite cold and delays, and in the wake of Hurricane Idalia, the Florida livestock body count is climbing higher, especially in poultry operations.
California Bartlett pear growers say they are seeing a good crop of high-quality fruit, even though a cold spring and late bloom delayed harvest by about two weeks.
The Scully Packing Co. offers pears from all California growing regions.
Volume and quality are expected to be good, and timing should be earlier than in the last couple of seasons.
The Scully Packing company -based in Finley, California- did not really have a normal pear packing season this year. While they had to find ways to deal with the pandemic, they made it through the season without a COVID-19 outbreak. “We employ a lot of people in the packing house. And we knew that if we couldn’t control the pandemic in our environment, we would be shut down for public safety reasons. It would be a disaster for the 25 growers,” said owner Toni Scully. Thirty five percent of pear production in California comes from Scully’s family business. “The pandemic affected our...