STATISTICS OF FRUITS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. 



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EXPORTS. 



Exports of domestic fruits from the United Kingdom are limited to 

 prepared or preserved fruits. During the five years 1909-1913, 

 exports of this class of products averaged $1,996,000 annually. 

 Marmalades, jams, and fruit jellies comprised the bulk of the fruit 

 exported. Canada ranked first as a customer for these products, 

 United States second, and British India third. 



REEXPORTS. 



Reexports of fruits from the United Kingdom during the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged $4,615,000 annually. Fresh fruits contributed 

 66.7 per cent of this value, dried fruits 23.5 per cent, and prepared or 

 preserved fruits 9.8 per cent. In addition, reexports of olive oil 

 averaged $390,000 annually, and of wines $2,348,000. 



The principal fruits reexported and their average annual value were 

 bananas, $1,005,000, apples $689,000, grapes $625,000, dates $568,000, 

 oranges $495,000, raisins $187,000, and dried currants $132,000. 



ASIA. 



JAPAN. 



PRODUCTION. 



The principal fruit grown in Japan is the orange. During the five- 

 year period, 1909-1913, the total number of orange trees in Japan 

 averaged 20,310,000 annually, and the production of oranges 

 501,000,000 pounds. 



Table 14. — Number of fruit trees and production of fruit in Japan. 



Kind of fruit. 



Apples 



Cherries 



Figs 



Grapes 



Loquats 



Oranges: 



Mikan 



Navel 



Natsumikan. 



Other 



Peaches 



Pears 



Persimmons: 



Green 



Dried 



Plums 



Quinces 



Five-year average, 

 1909-1913. 



Trees. 



Number. 



2,640,028 



104,370 



253, 140 



1 2, 308, 104 



1,065,122 



13,007,348 

 1,026,630 

 3,271,000 

 3,004,621 

 6,327,817 

 6,950,104 



• 9,750,240 



4,598,537 

 82, 724 



Production. 



Pounds. 



78,915,023 

 1,792,000 

 6, 104, 187 



28,756,922 



20,009,002 



320,386,159 

 11,522,538 



100,241,558 

 69,213,960 

 82,988,064 



157,080,702 



365,071,466 

 41,514,316 



2 2,468,887 

 1,468,286 



1914 



Trees. 



Number. 



3,257,934 



157, 563 



325,637 



12,800,465 



1,205,103 



15,806,932 

 1,495,100 

 3, 674, 582 

 3,361,692 

 7, 119, 255 

 8,046,157 



}l0,569,724 



,489,256 

 92,318 



Production. 



Pounds. 

 78, 847, 406 

 2, 560, 102 

 7,107,431 

 32,696,179 

 20,967,088 



330,128,889 

 17,160,658 



106,073,047 

 68,141,831 

 86,502,959 



167, 125, 710 



321,690,762 



30,650,701 



2 2,231,930 



1,551,227 



i Vines. 



2 Bushels. 



EXPORTS. 



The chief fruits exported during the five years 1909-1913 were 

 mandarins and apples. Shipments of mandarins averaged 24,729,000 

 pounds annually, valued at $460,000, and those of apples 8,485,000 

 pounds, valued at $243,000 Four-fifths of the apples and a large 

 part of the mandarins were exported to Asiatic Russia. 



