EXPORT OF FRUIT TO EUROPE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 142, 3 July 1937, Page 19

EXPORT OF FRUIT TO EUROPE

■ Efforts of N.Z. Cotitrol Board MANY DIFFICULTIES The many dif&culties that have to be facod in endeavouring to establish a market for New Zeaiand appies and peans in Europe are referred. to in the auuual repprt of the Kew Zealand Fruit Hxport Control Board. The report states that, while the board hopes to establish a footdsg in Gprxuauy and F'rancp, it would be future to endeavour to forecast pogsible condition? for next season, TwQ shipments of New- Ze&land apples wore sent to Europe last seagpn, and both wero sold at . satisf actpry priees, but buyers complained of poor appearanee, particiilarly Jonathans. Jt "would probably be found that no bettpr prices than those secured for New Zealand apples were realised on the Continent this year, and the average, at about 9/- a case net, was well over United KdngdQaiVvergoa. The questioh oi f uturp .business in fruit on the Qontinent had occnpied a good deal of attention, gtated the report, and the London Office had kept in close touch witli the New Zealand Trade Commissiqner at Brussels, Mr. GW, Glinkard. Tarifis, quotas, es;changes, and cle&ring agreements combined to make a problem which changed from day to day, but it seemed obvious that tariifp and 'quotas were being superseded by exchange agreements based on reciproeal trade between the two countries. Scandinavia opened prpmisingly, and there would have been a big increase in the turnover therp is the debaele of prices iin Londoii had not occurred.