https://www.ijpr.org/tags/fruit-growers Fruit growers en-US Copyright JPR Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:40:30 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/food-and-agriculture/2026-07-13/economy-fruit-prices-and-pest-outbreak-devastate-northwest-pear-industry The lion's share of the fresh pears grown in the U.S. come from the Pacific Northwest. But a variety of economic headwinds have a lot of pear growers throughout Oregon and Washington spiraling into deep debt. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:40:30 GMT https://www.ijpr.org/food-and-agriculture/2026-07-13/economy-fruit-prices-and-pest-outbreak-devastate-northwest-pear-industry Anna King