To clarify the current situation of pear industry and trade in North America and its producing countries,based on relevant data and information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,the United Nations Trade Da-tabase,and the US Department of Agriculture's Overseas Agriculture Bureau,the area,yield,cultivar,planting distribution,consumption,and trade status of pears in North America and its producing countries were sorted out.The results showed that pear production in North America was mainly concentrated in the United States,with a decreasing trend in area and yield.Ex-cept for the United States,other North American countries and regions were net importers of pears.