Annual Report -9- 



A continuing progrnm has baen the Inspection of certain state 

 approved apple farm stands and elder mills. This Is an attempt to 

 raise the standards of fruit and older to Insure the consumer a better 

 product and also to maintain consumer protection regarding health and 

 sanitary conditions. 



Regarding our price reporting service, the Boston wholesale produce 

 market I3 our larf^est and most Important. 



The New ^ilngland Produce Center, b privately owned market, has In- 

 corporated ell the most modern features for handling fresh produce 

 from all parts of the United States and the world* 



Our Boston market Investigator Is charged with gathering market- 

 ing data from this market center. He starts work early In the morning 

 during the peak of wholesale market transactions, collecting the day's 

 receipts, prices and market trends fron nearby suppliers and commlsalon 

 houses, makes reports on the market by tape over telephone for radio 

 and television transmission, as well as calls to other radio stations 

 In other New England states for quick dissemination. 



Back at the office, hp) completes his resume of the market by 

 calling chain store headquarters to wind up the Boston market Infor- 

 mation, after which he exchanges Information with the Federal market 

 reporter on nearby receipts for comparison with competing shipments 

 from out-of-state sources. This friendly cooperation makes for effi- 

 ciency In reducing duplication between federal and state sources. 



After all statistics and market trends are gathered, a daily 

 Boston Wholesale! Market Report Is edited and mailed to a large sub- 

 scription list in cooperation with the New England Vegetable Growers 

 Association. This report also Includes each week a summary of the 

 previous week's produce receipts and a conparlson with the correspond- 

 ing week of the previous year* 



