40 BULLETIN" 483, L T . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



1,139,000 bunches, valued at $693,000; pineapples 684,000 dozen, 

 valued at $333,000; oranges 1,402,000 bushels, valued at $1,953,000; 

 and lemons 375,000 bushels, valued at $430,000. 



EXPORTS. 



During the five years 1909-1913 the value of the fruit exported 

 from Australia averaged $2,157,000 annually. Fresh fruits con- 

 tributed 83.4 per cent of this value, preserved fruits 11.1 per cent, 

 and dried fruits 5.5 per cent. In addition, there were exported 

 1,078,000 gallons of domestic wines annuallv, valued at $586,000. 



Apples comprised 68.8 per cent of the total value of the fruits 

 exported during the five years named. Exports of apples averaged 

 47,317,000 pounds annually, valued at $1,483,000. Of the other 

 fruits exported, the more important and their average annual value 

 were citrus fruits $129,000, preserved fruits $123,000, raisins 

 $66,000, dried currants $19,000, and pineapples $16,000. Apples, 

 raisins, and wines were shipped principally to the United Kingdom, 

 preserved fruits to the South African Union, and the other fruits to 

 New Zealand. 



IMPORTS. 



The value of the fruits imported into Australia during the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged $1,758,000 annually. Fresh fruits contributed 

 55.8 per cent of this value, dried fruits 26.2 per cent, and prepared 

 or preserved fruits 18 per cent. In addition, there was imported 

 annually wine, chiefly of French origin, to the value of $749,000. 

 The principal fruits imported and their average annual value were 

 bananas $683,000, dates $201,000, apples $152,000, citrus fruits 

 $141,000, jams and jellies $49,000, and raisins $36,000. The 

 bananas were obtained chiefly from the Fiji Islands, dates from Ara- 

 bia, apples from the United States and Canada, and citrus fruits from 

 Italy. 



NEW ZEALAND. 



The area planted in commercial orchards in 1915 was 45,000 acres, 

 as compared with 29,000 acres in 1908. Most of the fruit produced is 

 consumed at home. During each of the past two seasons, however, 

 between 60,000 and 70,000 cases of apples have been shipped to 

 South America. 



HAWAII. 



The most important fruit cultivated is the pineapple, especially 

 since 1900, when the pineapple canning industry was begun in Hawaii. 

 From 1,200 cases in 1900 the output of canned pineapples increased to 

 2,500,000 cases in 1915. The value of the pineapples exported during 

 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, was $6,319,000, as compared with 

 $5,062,000 in 1914. Most of this product is shipped to the United 

 States. The banana is also an important item of export. During the 

 five years 1911-1915 shipments of bananas from Hawaii to the United 

 States averaged 208,000 bunches a year, valued at $129,000. Ship- 

 ments of fruits to Hawaii from the United States during the same 

 period averaged $259,000 a year, the chief items being oranges, apples, 

 and canned fruits. 



