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Exports. 



Exports of fruits from Roumania during the four years 1909-1912 

 averaged 1,665,000 pounds annually, valued at $37,000. The prin- 

 cipal fruits exported and their average annual value were prunes 

 $36,000, plums $15,000, and pears $6,500. 



SERBIA. 



Area and production. — Plum growing is the principal fruit industry 

 of Serbia. During the three years 1904-1906 the average area under 

 plum trees was 367,000 acres and the average annual production of 

 plums 987,000,000 pounds, valued at $4,358,000. 



The average area under vines was 83,000 acres and the average 

 annual production of wine 11,776,000 gallons, valued at $5,138,000. 



Of fruits other than plums and grapes, such as applee, pears, etc., 

 the production averaged 229,000,000 pounds annually, valued at 

 $2,940,000. 



Exports. — There was exported from Serbia in 1909 a total of 

 63,000,000 pounds of fruit, valued at $899,000, as compared with 

 106,000,000 pounds, valued at $2,920,000, in the year following. Of 

 the total value of the fruit exported during these two years 64 per 

 cent was derived from prunes, 16.7 per cent from plum ma. malade. 

 7.5 per cent from apples, 5.8 per cent from pears, and 5.3 per cent fiom 

 plums. Most of these fruits were shipped to Austria-Hungary. In 

 addition, wine to the value of $25,000 was exported from Serbia in 

 1910. 



Imports. — Imports of fruits into Serbia in 1909 amounted to 

 19,017,000 pounds, valued at $258,000, as compared with 28,098,000 

 pounds, valued at $518,000, in 1910. The principal fruits imported 

 into Serbia in 1910 and their value were grapes $470,000, citrus fruits 

 $23,000, and figs and dates $11,000. In addition, imports of wine 

 and olive oil in 1910 were valued at $82,000 and $48,000, respectively. 



TURKEY. 



Production. — The growing of fruit for export, especially in Asiatic 

 Turkey, has long been an important industry of the Turkish Empire. 

 Raisins, figs, oranges, dates, and olives are the chief fruits cultivated. 



Exports. — Exports of fruits from Turkey during the fiscal year 

 beginning March 4, 1910, amounted to 456,084,000 pounds, valued at 

 $14,315,000, and in 1911 to 518,290,000 pounds, valued at $17,664,000. 

 Of the total value of all fruits exported in these two years dried fruits 

 contributed 79 per cent, fresh fruits 17.4 per cent, and prepared or 

 preserved fruits 3.6 per cent. The principal fruits exported in 1911 

 were raisins 89,728,000 pounds, valued at $8,423,000; figs 62,422,000 

 pounds, valued at $2,676,000; citrus fruits 145,353,000 pounds, val- 

 ued at $2,265,000; dates 153,291,000 pounds, valued at $2,256,000; 



