In 1959-60 also, U.K. imports of canned peaches from Spain--377,000 cases--accounted 
for about 9 percent of total imports. In the 5-year period (1953-57) Spain's share,of:U.K, canned 
peach imports averaged only 147,900 cases, 6 percent of the total. The largest amount of 
Spanish canned peaches imported into the United Kingdom was in 1957-58, when 551,200 cases 
were imported--equaling about 17 percent of total imports and exceeding imports from the 
United States. Imports from Spain in the 2 years since that period have not reached this level 
but do give an indication of the acceptance of the Spanish canned peaches in the U. K. market. 
The major inroad Spanish canned fruits have made in the U.K. market is in fruit salad. 
Prior to 1957-58, U.K. imports of Spanish fruit salad were virtually nonexistent but, in 1959-60, 
104,900 cases were imported. While imports of fruit salad from South Africa are larger than 
the 5-year average (1953-57), the increase in imports from Spain have replaced a considerable 
amount of South African fruit. This is one item in which Spain is expected to become one of the 
major suppliers ina few years. 
According to the U.K. import trade, the quality of Spanish canned fruits is improving each 
year. But it has taken the low prices to attract some buyers to this fruit. 
The price of Spanish canned apricots, peaches, and fruit salad fluctuates considerably 
within and between seasons, mostly because of quality variation between packers and even in the 
packs of individual canners, 
During the 1960-61 season, a representative quotation of some of the better quality 
Spanish canned fruits in 16-ounce cans--per dozen exwharf London--were as follows: 
Dollars 
Sliced! peaches... 5.06 sete sas «as Sa0bSOc On COSONOCE 2.00 
ISPEACOU NAV e Stece.-ceceaeccescctceeoc cid «<< ss 1,78 
PEE UIE SALA rysatsct c:sjantoeis -'s scene sie eistcisie sees Z 2.20 
The uncertainty of the quality classification makes it difficult to make price comparisons 
between Spanish canned fruit and that from the United States, Australia, and South Africa. How- 
ever, in the winter of 1960-61 some representative quotations--U.S. dollars per dozen 16-ounce 
cans, exwharf London--show Spanish canned fruits to be priced lower than the canned fruits 
from these other sources: 
Origin Quality Apricot halves Peach slices Fruit salad 
Australia 
South Africa oo ‘ittterttrtetesteseetesseees Standard 1.96 esi 2859 
SAPVAITY 5 3/cfo d sins ple ai's"s sle,s.0 s/a119,0 Fo, sjn.cp saiste-aeis Better quality 1.78 2.00 2.14 
WEEEPECHESEALORY oes Soins ose tet ac vnu taea Choice MEH 2.36 22.62 
esi 
2 Fruit cocktail. 
Domestic Consumption 
There are no statistics on Spain's domestic consumption of canned fruit. However, using 
the National Fruit Syndicate production estimate of 3.3 million cases in 1958, minus exports of 
2.8 million cases, and assuming no net change in stocks, domestic consumption would roughly 
approximate 500,000 cases. In any case, Spain's per capita consumption is much lower than that 
of the major exporting countries--the United States, Australia, and South Africa. However, 
domestic consumption should increase gradually if the Spanish economy continues to show the 
improvements which have been made in the last few years. 
Transportation 
Spain has excellent truck, rail, and sea transportation facilities for shipping both fresh and 
canned fruits. 
Modern trucks transport fresh fruit from the orchards to the canneries, Trucks are used 
to move canned fruits to rail and sea facilities and sometimes also for shipping canned fruits 
to foreign markets. 
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