The U. K. Canned Fruit Market 
Although not coming close to matching the quantity of imports from South Africa, Australia, 
and the United States, Spanish canned apricots, peaches, and fruit salad are being imported into 
the United Kingdom in increased quantities. In a few years, U.K. canned fruit imports from 
Spain are expected to increase further, 
In the 5-year (1953-57) average of U.K. imports of canned apricots, peaches, and fruit 
salad, Spain was of minor importance, supplying less than 5 percent of these imports. But this 
was the awakening period of the Spanish industry. In 1959-60 when U.K. imports of canned apri- 
cots, peaches, and fruit salad had increased 56 percent over the 1953-57 average, U.K. imports 
of Spanish canned fruits were some 34 times above this average and made up 11 percent of total 
U.K. imports, 
While U.K. imports of canned apricots have been decreasing from the 5-year average, im- 
ports from Spain have been increasing. In 1959-60, Spain supplied about 15 percent of the 
United Kingdom's total canned apricot imports compared with less than 2 percent during the 
1953-57 period. 
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TABLE 11.--Imports, United Kingdom: Canned deciduous fruits, by origin, average 1953-57, annual 
1956-60 
Average Marketing season 
1953-57 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61? 
1,000 cases? 
Commodity and 
country of origin 
Apricots: 
1,000 cases*| 1,000 cases*® | 1,000 cases* | 1,000 cases* | 1,000 cases? 
Peaches: 
Fruit salad: 
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DOWD Me Atal Calerersiesjererelelers 609.2 
Pad Meveleieieleielel siete) sisiete axes Pye AL 
Unisbedm States <iccccc cere 18.1 
Other countrieS........ 
Argentina.. 
IASG IATA ls to ee) oie y ere sualerene 
Canada...... 
coco er ee wee ee 
Sjoeblins Jogoucc0000d00C aie 
United States...... S000 
Other countries........ 
TOGA valeleyevetete crerelsicveietene 
AUIS ETAT ele lareielele o elere ore 107.8 32.0 
Canadiarcreraicrevereteveteiereterete rere 3.0 2-4 
Neitherdiand sie < cvsrersicrsicveve 2.8 Ayal 
Ouch Aft @artereieieiels severe P53 oil 386.5 
Sypoeehas ooogaonaodgaou0ds ae) 4.5 
UneitediiStave's\crereiecelsreiels Aye 154.6 
Other countries..ceceee BSY/ 11.4 
Mobadios seierawaeaeciiea's 187.7 301.6 593.5 595.5 781.3 
Grand totals. «cece |aoee2ee Duala. A56e2 4,675.03 5,083.3 5,961.8 5,649.6 
1 Calendar year. 
2 Eleven months June - April. 
- Cases of equivalent 24 No. 2 1/2 cans. 
Con STi any included in "other countries." 
