Sugar Beet in Russia. 



The Board have received through the Foreign Office a 



memorandum by Sir G. F. Bonham, Bart., 



Export of Pork H M Minister at Belgrade, upon the 

 from Servia. . 



exportation of pork from Servia. Sir 



G. Bonham reports that the enterprise initiated by the 

 Slaughterhouse Company for the export of salt pork, bacon, 

 and lard to France and England has met with success, and 

 that the trade has recently been extended to Algeria, some 

 ten tons having been dispatched to Oran. It is stated that 

 large quantities of preserved meat and bacon are required for 

 the French colonies, and the latter are expected to prove a 

 good market for er\dan produce. It is, however, considered 

 desirable to increase the number of swine in Servia, particu- 

 larly those of the Yorkshire and Berkshire breeds. 



According to a report received through the Foreign Office 

 from H.M. Consul-General at Odessa, the 



Sugar Beet in area under sugar-beet in Russia in the year 

 1 900- 1 90 1 was 1,322,000 acres, this repre- 

 senting an increase of 111,000 acres as compared with the 

 previous year. On the other hand, the total production 

 shows a falling off, this year's crop amounting only to 

 6,340,000 tons, as against a total yield of 7,211,000 tons 

 returned for the previous season. This decrease may, per- 

 haps, be partly attributed to damage from insects. It is 

 stated that 272 factories are engaged in the manufacture of 

 beet sugar in the country, four additional factories having 

 been started during the past year. Their total output for 

 the year 1900-1901 is estimated at 786,175 tons, as compared 

 with the 785,516 tons in the previous season. The greater 

 portion of the sugar produced is retained for home con- 

 sumption, but a considerable amount is exported, Persia, 

 China, Finland, and Western Europe being Russia's best 

 customers. 



[Foreign Office Report, Annual Series, 2709.] 



