• • Annual Report - 5 - 



Palletization, "bulk bins, and now the latest containerization 

 have all been inaugurated here to improve arrival conditions for 

 the "tender" Mcintosh apple in foreign ports. 



Inspection was again provided on the shipments of export 

 apples, principally to the United Kingdom. Apples are also inspect- 

 ed for military purchase and for shipments to California which 

 has been increasing every year. 



Because of the complexity in apple inspection work, a 

 Federal-State sponsored training school is held annually for all 

 New England inspectors. This year it was held in Plymouth, Mass. 

 with the U.S.D.A. New England supervisor, two Washington officials 

 and our own Chief Market Investigator acting as instructors in a 

 two-day refresher course. The export apple inspection is of major 

 importance, due primarily to the acceptance and demand for the 

 controlled atmosphere stored apples, our Mcintosh variety and 

 our quality packs. Mcintosh apples cannot be successfully grown 

 in European countries. The controlled atmosphere method of stor- 

 ing apples greatly lengthens the marketing season and allows 

 shipments of apples in good condition well into June, making for 

 a more orderly marketing picture for the entire apple industry. 



This year, because of a better market in the United Kingdom 

 and a less restricted use of the containerization method of ship- 

 ment out of Boston, our apple export shipments showed an in- 

 crease over last year. 



However, our apples seem headed for increasing competition 

 in the export field as several European countries are now start- 

 ing to harvest fruits of larger plantings made over the past 

 decade. Apple Market competition on the United Kingdom market 



