10 BULLETIN 483, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 



MEXICO. 



PRODUCTION. 



A wide variety of fruits is grown in Mexico, ranging from the 

 apple, peach, cherry, plum, quince, and grape of the Temperate Zone 

 to the orange, lime, lemon, banana, pineapple, fig, zapote, mango, 

 mamey, avocado (aguacate), and guava of the Semi tropical and 

 Tropical Zones. Oranges and bananas are the most important fruits 

 grown in Mexico. In 1907 the production of these fruits amounted 

 to 83,814,000 pounds and 80,492,000 pounds, respectively. 



IMPORTS OF FRUITS AND FRUIT PRODUCTS. 



During the four fiscal years ending June 30, 1909-1912, there were 

 imported annually into Mexico on an average 4,021,000 pounds of 

 dried fruits, valued at $227,000; 156,000 pounds of preserved fruits, 

 valued at $17,000; 1,494,000 pounds of pickled fruits, valued at 

 $66,000; 1,230,000 pounds of olive oil, valued at $195,000; and 

 22,297,000 pounds of wines, valued at $1,655,000. The United States 

 and Spain supplied most of the dried and preserved fruits and Spain 

 the larger part of the pickled fruits and olive oil. The wines were 

 obtained chiefly from Spain and France. 



EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC FRUITS. 



Exports of domestic fruits from Mexico, comprising strawberries, 

 avocados, bananas, lemons, oranges, etc., averaged 24,196,000 

 pounds annually, valued at $247,000, during the five-year period 

 1908-1912. Ninety-three per cent of these fruit exports was shipped 

 to the United States and nearly all of the remainder to Canada. 



WEST INDIES. 



BRITISH WEST INDIES. 



Bahamas. — The principal fruit exported from the Bahama Islands 

 is canned pineapples. During the four years 1909-1912 there were 

 exported 36,737 cases, valued at $35,724, as compared with 31,000 

 and 33,000 cases in 1913 and 1914, respectively. Small quantities 

 of grapefruit and oranges are also exported. The United States is 

 the chief customer for these fruits. 



Barbados. — During the four years 1909-1912 the average annual 

 value of bananas exported was $8,777. Nearly all of the bananas 

 were shipped to the United Kingdom. 



Jamaica. — The growing of bananas for export is the principal 

 industry of Jamaica. In the season 1914-15 the area under bananas 

 amounted to 85,854 acres, as compared with an average of 82,064 

 acres for the four preceding years. Exports during the four years 

 1909-1912 averaged 15,117,000 bunches annually, valued at 

 $6,379,000, as compared with 11,598,000 bunches, valued at 



