Exports of Citrus Fruits From the United States, by Principal Countries of Destination, 1935-39

Exports of Citrus Fruits From the United States, by Months, 1937-39

CANADA

Imports of Citrus Fruits Into Canada, 1935-38

[Boxes; converted from cubic feet at 2 cubic feet to the box of oranges and 70 pounds per box of grapefruit and others]

The citrus industry in Cyprus is of long standing, but expansion has been slow up to recent years. Oranges, lemons, mandarins, and grapefruit are grown.

Production.-Production of oranges-mainly of the Jaffa type, although Valencia and Seville oranges are also grown-has more than doubled in the past 10 years, and lemon production has made considerable progress. Grapefruit has been introduced recently, but production is comparatively small.

Production of Citrus Fruits in Cyprus, 1932-33 to 1937-38

Exports. Exports of citrus fruits from Cyprus have been hampered by marketing difficulties in Europe resulting from the little attention paid to the packing of these fruits for export. Efforts to improve the quality, grading, and packing of fruit for the export trade are resulting in an increase in the quantity shipped abroad. The export season for oranges extends from October through June; for lemons, throughout the year, with heavy shipments from September through February; and for grapefruit, from October through December. Exports of all types of citrus fruits have grown, with the United Kingdom and the Scandinavian countries as the principal outlets.

Exports of grapefruit from Cyprus in 1937-38 totaled 1,770 boxes (1,691 to the United Kingdom and 89 to other countries). The total in 1938-39 was 10,751 boxes (10,258 to the United Kingdom and 493 to other countries).

Grapefruit:

Imports of Citrus Fruits Into Denmark, 1935-38-Continued

France is one of the leading citrus-fruit importing countries; Spain and the French Colonies in Africa are the principal sources of these imports. The Spanish war resulted in a decline in exports of citrus fruits from Spain and opened the market to the French Colonies. The import capacity of France before the outbreak of the recent war was estimated at 9 to 12 million boxes of citrus fruits. The French Colonies are interested in shipping larger quantities of citrus fruits to France and have requested larger import quotas. Citrus fruit from the French Colonies reaches France from November through May, with heaviest receipts in December, January, February, and March.