"Early Desire sales area has expanded considerably this season"
The season of the Gräfin Gepa, or the Early Desire pear, ended with good numbers in mid-January at the club's annual meeting. “It has once again turned out to be a successful season for the Early Desire growers,” says Ad Verbeek of Verbeek Nurseries.
“The Gepa is a fertile variety, which means that the growers have harvested good volumes. In addition, the payout prices are also adequate. The average net payout price over all harvested kilos, after deduction of all costs (cooling, sorting and royalty payments) was between € 0.65 and € 0.78 per kilo. Last season, the average payout price was € 0.73 per kilo for all kilos harvested. In short, a very good price. ”