Australian pear growers in the Goulburn Valley are struggling to turn profits.
In recent years manufacturers of processed products have started sourcing the fruit elsewhere, forcing fruit growers to sell varieties traditionally sold to canning factories to retailers, over saturating the market and depressing the price of pears overall.
Fruit Growers Victoria said pear growers could improve their situation by removing trees and supplying less fruit, but also states supermarkets are contributing to industry troubles by pricing their products too cheaply.