FRUIT EXPORT

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 76, 11 March 1933, Page 8

FRUIT EXPORT

DELICIOUS FOR S. AMERICA

MARKET MATTERS EXPLAINED

STATEMENT BY MR BAUMGART

“There are some growers who are still not quite clear -concerning certain export matters, and the recent appeal tor South American Delicious makes it essential that they should know the exact position in regaru to this market.” stated Mr A. L. Baumgart, local representative of the Fruit Export Control Board, in a statement handed to the “Tribune” this morning regarding matters of interest relating to the export of this season’s crop. “First of all. there is no Government guarantee on fruit going there,’’ he said. “This means, of course, that growers receive no cash advance. Pehifo, the board's agent in the Argentine, is endeavouring to finance shipment to the extent of advancing 6/- per case, but this amount is absorbed by consolidated charges, including shipping and railway freights, etc. It is also possible that our agents may not be able to make this arrangement, in which ease the fruit will not be sent. “Growers, therefore, before stiekering up their fruit for South America, should weigh the pros and cons very carefully. Peltifo reports that market prospects are very bright, and in the judgment of many, this outweighs the difficulties above referred to. Growers individually must decide. THE PEAR MARKET. “Regarding P. Barry pears, growers shipping this variety are recommended to sticker up their large sizes with the blue (Continental) sticker This variety is not wanted in England while there is a good demand on the Continent, and the attaching of blue sticker will assure the Barry getting there if the market becomes right. LARGE SIZED FRUIT. “Growers have been asked by the board to limit their large (A) sizes to 15 per cent, of their total export and to 25 per cent, of any one particular variety. To many this would appear to be a hardship, but reference to account sales over the past few years clearly shows that, in England at least, large sized fruit has been sold at a loss to the exporter, and. while the ‘Goodwin Scheme’ appears at first glance to make the export of large fruit fairly safe, growers must remember that this firm’s guarantee is a definitely limited one and that just as surely as in previous years, the exporting of oversized fruit will be reflected in the growers’ realisations later on. The board's request is therefore surely for the protection of the grower’s own interests. SPACE BOOKINGS. “From present appearance, the local export is not going to pan out according to anticipations and it is most essential that the very latest information should be given Wellington in this respect. The matter of shipping space is such an important one that growers will be immediately asked to go into their space contracts again with a view to providing th e board with the most reliable information they can give. Exporters are requested to give this matter their most urgent and careful consideration with a view to reducing shipping troubles to a minimum.”