statistics: of fruits in principal countries. 35 



in 1913. The principal customers for these grapes were the United 

 Kingdom with 47 million pounds annually, United States 32 million 

 pounds, and Germany 12 million pounds. Most of the grapes are 

 shipped from the port of Almeria. In 1914 there was exported a 

 total of 81,776,000 pounds, valued at $2,506,000. 



Raisins. — Exports of raisins averaged 52,851,000 pounds annually, 

 valued at $2,545,000, as compared with 34 million pounds in 1914, 

 valued at $1,615,000. More than half of the raisins exported went 

 to the United Kingdom. 



Olives. — Exports of green and pickled olives from Spain averaged 

 29,879,000 pounds annually, valued at $1,962,000. More than three- 

 fifths of these olives were shipped to the United States. The next 

 largest customers were Argentina and Cuba. 



Oth^er fruits. — Of the other fruits exported the more important and 

 their average annual value were pressed grapes $492,000, preserved 

 fruits $431,000, fruit pulp $291,000, dried figs $268,000, lemons 

 $192,000, pomegranates $102,000, apples $32,000, and peaches 



$23,000. 



Imports. 



Imports of fruits into Spain, consisting wholly of dried fruits, aver- 

 aged 6,237,000 pounds annually, valued at $420,000, during the five 

 years 1909-1913, as compared with 9,054,000 pounds, valued at 

 $603,000, in 1914. Figs and dates were the principal fruits imported. 

 In addition, imports of wines, chiefly from France, averaged 76,000 

 gallons annually, valued at $242,000. 



portugal. 



Exports. 



The value of exports of fruits from Portugal during the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged $1,003,000 annually. Fresh fruits contributed 

 74.1 per cent of this value, prepared or preserved ffuits 21.4 per cent, 

 and dried fruits 4.5 per cent. In addition, exports of wines averaged 

 28,582,000 gallons annually, valued at $12,604,000, and of olive oil 

 754,000 gallons annually, valued at $681,000. 



The principal fruits exported during the five years named and their 

 average annual value were pineapples $383,000, grapes $238,000, 

 figs $196,000, apples $99,000, olives $40,000, and oranges $4,000. 



The United Kingdom was the chief customer for apples, grapes, 

 oranges, pineapples, and port wine; Belgium for figs; and Brazil for 

 olives, olive oil, and common red wine. 



Imports. 



Imports of fruit into Portugal during the five years 1909-1913 

 averaged 466,000 pounds annually, valued at $45,000. Spain sup- 

 plied the greater part of these fruits. 



UNITED KINGDOM. 



AREA. 



The area under fruits in the United Kingdom (excluding the Isle 

 of Man and the Channel Islands) during the five years 1909-1913 av- 

 eraged 321,000 acres annually, as compared with 314,000 acres in 

 1914. This average area includes 29,000 acres of small fruit grown in 

 orchards. Ninety-three per cent of the fruit acreage was in England, 



