Abstract:

Pear is an important fruit in the world, and is also one of the main export fruits in China. Pear production, trade and competitiveness of China and the world have taken on a new look since entering the 21st century. Here, production, trade and international competitiveness of pear in China were analyzed based on the data from FAO and their different treatment. The results indicate that, from year 2000 to 2007, harvest area, quantity produced of pear and its ratio in the world pear production continued to increase, but yield per hectare was still lower than that of the world; the increasing ratio of pear export quantity in the world market suggests the export competitiveness of Chinese pear was high, but this competitiveness was gained by lower export price level. Aiming at the problems in pear production and trade, the countermeasures of improving Chinese pear production and strengthening its international competitiveness were discussed.