Interpera 2019 brought together international players in the pear sector

INTERPERA, the international pear congress, for the 11th time since 2008 has welcomed producers, processors, nurseries, experimental centers and marketers from 8 countries, from Europe and beyond.

 

 

 

The presence of 110 professionals from 9 countries (France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Holland, Spain, Belgium, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, United States and South Africa) allowed participants to the sector at the level of production, recent developments and future prospects.

 

 

 

This 2019 edition was held in Tours (France) from 25 to 27 June. The highlight of the congress, the forecasts for the production of summer pears in Europe underlined the bad weather and the instability of the climate of the current campaign, in all the European producing countries, which, certainly, will result in a decrease of general production. In 2018, this European production amounted to 2,370 million tons.

 

 

 

"The objective of Interpera is to revitalize the pear sector, it has been largely achieved through the intense sharing of experiences and the exchange of information during these 3 days" stressed the co-organizers of the event, represented by Daniel Sauvaitre, president of the National Association Pommes Poires (ANPP) and Jean-Louis Moulon, vice-president of AREFLH.

 

 

 

The congress closed on the announcement of the host country for the 2020 edition: it will be the Netherlands and the Dutch Produce Association (DPA) that will organize the event, always in partnership with the AREFLH.