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statistics for e. series of years are available but it is estimated 
that Bosnia produces- about one-third of the' total crop and Serbia 
about two-thirds. The best prune producing areas are found in the 
^ently rolling foothills '"here air drainage is assured. The prune 
trees show less vigor and- are more subject to mosses and lichens in 
the higher altitudes than in thelower areas. In trade circles the 
term "Bosnian" often includes all prunes from the Balkan areas. 
The most important prone districts in Serbia are around Sab acar, 
Loznicaer, Val.jevoer, Cacaker, Milanovacer and Arandjivlovacer. In 
Bosnia they are near 3zcker, Bjelniaec, Loorniker, G-radacacer and Tuzla. 
Valjevo, the principal prune market in Serbia, is often "referred to as 
the "Little Santa Clara" of Serbia. Many grading and packing plants 
are located there and it is s?id that at . least thirty per cent of all 
Serbian prunes are handled at that point. Cacak in Serbia is an out- 
standing quslity producing center and much progress has been made there 
in cooperative drying. Brcko in Bosnia is known as the "Little Hamburg" 
of Bosnia and fully 75 per cent of all Bosnian prunes go through that 
market . 
The wide distribution of prune plantings over the Kingdom, 
as shown by the accompanying map, explains the enormous total pro- 
duction "'hen tree yields are normal. From a commercial standpoint, 
however, only the Serbian and Bosnian areas need be taken into account. 
There is no commercial industry in districts other than these, the prunes 
there being used entirely for local consumption. A possible exception 
is the prune area west of Brcko which in recent years has become an 
important shipping point for fresh prunes. 
