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Pear farmers seek to limit Argentine fruit in US market

California pear growers are seeking relief from Argentine imports that they say have displaced their fruit in U.S. markets and driven down prices for growers in the state. “It’s one of the biggest headwinds that the California pear industry has faced,” said Ryan Elliot, a sixth-generation pear grower and operational manager at Courtland-based Stillwater Orchards in Sacramento County. “If we don’t figure something out soon, we won’t be around.”

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