trees that receiv 

 plantings came in 

 the fruit auction 

 cause it is compe 

 France from one o 

 whether apples co 

 cooperative. The 

 now because the G 

 uniformly packed 

 auction, small lo 

 fruit quality var 



e little or no care. Until t 

 to production, the German app 

 s in the Netherlands. They 1 

 titive buying. If the German 

 f the cooperatives, they did 

 uld have been bought for less 

 advantage of the Dutch aucti 

 erman buyer can obtain large 

 from a cooperative in France, 

 ts of grower-packed apples pr 

 ies considerably among lots. 



he extensive apple 

 le buyer bought at 

 ike the system be- 



buyers bought in 

 not know at the time 



money at another 

 on system is less 

 quantities of apples 

 At the Dutch apple 

 edominate. Naturally, 



Growing and mark 

 sequently, beginning 

 faced with low prices 

 costs. Acreage decre 

 initiated, and intens 

 acre and production p 

 because of high labor 

 It now is believed th 

 chard with no hired 1 

 some individuals beli 

 ical unit for one man 

 come. 



eting costs 

 in 1967, the 



for his pro 

 ased, a subs 

 ification wa 

 er man hour. 



costs; thus 

 at the most 

 abor except 

 eve that 15 



when tree f 



rose rapidly in the 1960's. Con- 

 Dutch apple and pear grower was 

 duct due to oversupply and rising 

 idized tree removal program was 

 s started to increase yields per 

 The large grower suffered most 

 the trend to smaller holdings, 

 economical unit is the family or- 

 harvest help. In terms of acreage, 

 to 20 acres constitutes an econom- 

 ruits are the only source of in- 



Apple production . Table 3 shows the trend by variety. Apple pro- 

 duction increased during the 1960's and in 1971 the Dutch apple 

 growers marketed the biggest apple crop ever (about 28.7 million 

 40-lb bushels). This amount may never again be reached. 



Table 3. Apple production by variety in 

 of metric tons marketed). ^'^ 



the Netherlands (thousands 



;Metric ton = 2204.6 lbs. 



;Source: Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics. 



'Forecasted marketed production. 



