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Article: Video: Pear Lovers Across the Globe Celebrate the Pears Grown in the United States.
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- November 19, 2008
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Fresh from the Pacific Northwest, America's pears are prized around the world
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Hailed as a "gift of the gods" by the Greek poet Homer in "The Odyssey," the venerable pear has graced diverse civilizations for more than four thousand years. Today, the U.S. is the third largest pear-producing country in the world, and many Americans are not aware that more than 55 countries look to our nation for our renowned hand-picked pears.
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Home to 84 percent of the U.S. fresh pear crop, the orchards of Oregon and Washington in ...