152 COCONUT INDUSTRIES 



deal of this work being done in England, by or 

 for firms who utilise large quantities of this product. 

 As regards yield, three good- sized nuts will give 

 1 Ib. of desiccated coconut, which is sold to the 

 public at from 7d. to 9d. per Ib., according to 

 quality. 



Ceylon produces practically all the desiccated 

 coconut consumed in Europe, the United States, 

 and other regions ; the annual production aggre- 

 gated in 1911, 32,604,546 Ib. ; in 1912, 31,295,813 

 Ib. Of these quantities the United Kingdom 

 imported in 1911, 15,905,804 Ib. ; in 1912, 12,670,710 

 Ib., the reduction in production during the latter 

 year being mainly due to the drought. 



