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1,2 million bushels, against 10 million per year in the good old days, Canada was 

 our best customer last year, taking 239 thousand bushels, with Cuba, Venezuela, the 

 Philippines and Mexico accoiinting for most of the balance. 



The Canadian team estimated their 1953 apple crop as 12,086,000 bushels, 

 only 37^000 bushels greater than the short 1952 crop in Canada, with no significaiit 

 changes by varieties. They were quite frank in saying the U. S, offered their best 

 export outlet, since United Kingdom markets were closed to them. The Canadian team 

 indicated that their exports to the United States would not exceed 2, 2^0,000 bushels 

 this coming year, of which they hoped to sell 250,000 bushels to U, S, processors, 

 from Eastern Provinces, It should be recorded here, that at no time since the U, S, 

 -Canadian Apple Committee has been meeting, have the Canadians exceeded their esti- 

 mated shipments to the U, S, In fact, they have always kept well within their 

 commitments. For example, a year ago they reported probable sales in the U, S, of 

 2,250,000 bu^els whereas actual shipments were 1,990,000 bushels. 



Just a word on British Columbia Mcintosh, which can sometimes be a pro- 

 blem to us in New York and New England, Last year Canada sold hl^ cars of Mcintosh 

 to U, S, importers, a half of which found their way into New York and New England 

 markets, as was natural considering our shortage of Macs in 1952 and our high market 

 levels. The spokesman for Canada said that in 1953 they expected to sell in the U, 

 S, fewer Mcintosh than last year, due to our 70^ estimated increase of Mcintosh, 

 As formerly, the Canadians will undertake to spread their shipments evenly over the 

 months of October, November, and December, Where these apples are eventually sold 

 is in the hands of the individual importers. However, with an ample Mcintosh crop 

 in New York and New England, and considering the freight rates from British Columbia 

 to our home markets, it seems unlikely that B, C, Macs will be a major problem for 

 us in 1953. 



A great deal ff time was given to the question of re-opening the U» K. 

 and other European markets for North American apples. Some of the Canadians had 

 recently attended the Commonwealth Fruit Council Meeting in London and reported 

 that so long as England and the European countries had to buy more goods of all 

 kinds from Canada and the U, S, than they could sell to the North American countries, 

 there was little chance for us to sell them apples. Unfortunately England can buy 

 apples, of a sort, in Europe where she sells her manufactured goods in abundance. 

 All agreed that demand for American apples abroad is as good as it ever was, but it 

 seeiaed likely that large volume export selling of apples to European countries would 

 have to wait for the day vihen. international trade is in balance. 



In the meanwhile apple production in both the U, S, and Canada is on the 

 decline, adjusting itself to the realities of world trade. It seems unlikely that 

 2 million Canadian apples, added to the U, S, supply of 100 million bushels irould 

 seriously upset our markets. After all, 2 million bushels is about equal to the 

 apple production in one average U. S. state, 



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NrVA SCOTIA FRUIT GROVifING 



The following are some bits of pomological knowledge gleaned during a 

 recent three day stay at the Dominion Experimental Station, Kentville, Nova Scotia, 



1, Nova Scotia still has a neglected orchard problem, but there are a 



