STATISTICS OF FRUITS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. 27 



RUSSIA. 



PRODUCTION. 



Fruit is cultivated extensively throughout the Eussian Empire, 

 but no official estimates of production are available, except for 

 grapes. Statistics of the vintage of 1910 are shown in the following 

 table : 



Table 10. — Area of vineyards and production of grapes and must in Russia in 1910. 



District. 



Area. 



Production 

 of grapes. 



Produc- 

 tion of 

 must. 





Acres. 

 303, 183 



53, 264 

 229, 168 



80, 468 



Pounds. 

 426, 105, 761 

 258, 878, 218 

 488, 700, 077 

 84, 153, 658 



Gallons. 

 21,348,085 

 14, 597, 857 



Northern Caucasia 





22,880,487 

 175, 885 







Total 



666, 083 



1,257,837,714 



59, 002, 314 





The home market for fresh apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, 

 and apricots is supplied practically entirely by Russian fruit growers, 

 oranges and lemons being the only fruits imported in large quantities. 

 These latter fruits, together with olives, are grown in the Caucasus, 

 especially near the Black Sea, but not in sufficient quantity to 

 supply domestic needs. 



IMPORTS. 



The value of fruits imported into Russia during the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged $10,952,000 annually. Fresh fruits contributed 

 49.7 per cent of this value, dried fruits 46.6 per cent, and prepared or 

 preserved fruits 3.7 per cent. In addition, annual imports of wine 

 averaged $6,146,000 and of olive oil $1,459,000. 



The principal fruits imported into Russia during the period named 

 were the following: Raisins, 69,857,000 pounds annually, valued at 

 $2,977,000; oranges, 117,826,000 pounds, valued at $2,345,000; and 

 lemons, 92,913,000 pounds, valued at $1,609,000. Of the remaining 

 fruits imported the more important and their average annual value 

 were prunes, $477,000; fresh apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, 

 and apricots, $439,000; dried figs, $379,000; olives, $336,000; dates, 

 $291,000; grapes, $234,000; fresh berries, $28,000; canned berries 

 and other fruits, $20,000; and dried currants, $15,000. 



Raisins and dates were obtained chiefly from Persia, oranges and 

 lemons from Italy, deciduous tree fruits from Japan and Germany, 

 olive oil from Germany, and wines from France and Germany. 



EXPORTS. 



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

 1909-1913 averaged $1,260,000 annually. Fresh and preserved 



