California Pear Update – June 23, 2025

The California Pear Advisory Board has estimated the California Bartlett pack to be approximately 30% higher than last year’s short crop. The Sacramento River district as well as Mendocino and Lake Counties are all projected to have full crops. Bosc projections also indicate good crops in all districts with industry estimates projecting a 10% increase over the 2024 harvest. Fruit size and quality are expected to be excellent in all districts. Scully Packing Company accounts for approximately 40% of California’s Bartlett pack. In addition to our company-farmed orchards, we handle the crops of approximately 20 of California’s finest pear growers.

Scully Packing is committed to continuing its tradition of providing the finest quality pack of fresh California Pears to the trade.

Projected Initial Harvest Dates:

Bartletts: July 11-14thth
Mountain Bartletts: August 1st
Organic Bartletts: July 21st
Red Pears: July 25th
Golden Bosc: July 25th
Organic Golden Bosc: July 31st
Seckel: September 1st
French Butter: September 1st

 

Pack Style Ti / Hi  Pallet Quantity Est. Gross Pallet Wt (lbs)
40# Wrap 7 x 7 49 2200
36# Tight-Fill 8 x 7 56 2250
2 Layer Euro 5 x 12 60 1750
20# ½ Carton 7 x 12 84 1850
12/2# Bags 5 x 12 60 1600

 

Scully Packing operates two shipping locations, our main facility in Lake County, and our convenient central location in Exeter (southeast of Fresno, in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley’s agricultural center) for easy consolidation with other summer and fall commodities.

Finley Shipping
3275 Stone Drive
Finley, CA  95435
Phone: (707) 263-8500
Hours: M-F 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Closed Sunday
Exeter Shipping
321 Third Street
Exeter, CA  93221
Phone: (559) 594-5307
Hours: M-F 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sat  7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Closed Sunday

 

For more information on the upcoming California Pear season and Scully Packing please don’t hesitate to call.  All sales inquiries will be handled out of our Finley office.

(707) 263-8500

Rod Rosales, Suzie Alvarez, Hanna Scully

Sales@scullypacking.com