ident that local growers and producers can sell their production increases, 

 we stress that quality and correct marketing methods are essential o 



ET NEVJS 



The Division is actively involved in disseminating Wholesale Produce 

 et information from the Boston and Springfield markets. Also prepared 

 published by the Division are the Boston Wholesale Flover Market report 

 a weekly apple report for the industry listing wholesale market prices 

 storage holdings. Our weekly Food Buyer's Guide listing retail food 

 es in the Boston area is mailed to over five hundred consumers, 

 .stands, and farmers markets, etCo 



)RT MARKETING 



Assistance is now proffered to seventy agribusiness firms actively 

 iged or seeking to enter the export markets Additional numerous 

 liries are serviced from foreign nationals working and/or studying 

 ;he New England area^ A large proportion of these inquiries emanate from 

 .can nationals from Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Zaire and Chad and include 

 ;w joint venture proposals for agricultural production and processing 

 as 6 



The close liason efforts with the Eastern United States Agricultural 

 Food Export Council, Inco (EUSAFEC) and the Foreign Agricultural Service, 

 i^eS.) has resulted in participatio by eleven firms in trade shows in 

 land, Germany, France, Switzerland, Egypt, Panama and Venezuela Also, 



firms participated in a EUSAFEC sponsored trade show in San Juan, 

 rto Rico servicing the Carribean areao 



ULATORY SERVICES 



The regulatory and inspection service is responsible for all the fruit 

 vegetable inspections at shipping points and processing plants. These 

 pections are made on a fee basis at the request of the applicant or 

 pper . Inspections were also made at wholesale markets and retail 

 ires in order to insure the correct labeling of apples, potatoes, 

 ■d, pet food and speciality fertilizerso 



The program provides for inspection and certification of approved 

 itrolled atomsphere apple storage rooms, seed, feed, and fertilizer 

 }istration and inspection, and administration of the related laws 

 ;luding cooperative work with USDA in regard to the Federal Acts 

 taring these commodities o 



