FRUIT EXPORT TRADE
Mr J. At Campbell, Director of the Horticulture Division of the Department of Agriculture, draws attention of. grow, ers for export to* the need for varieties being exported to a reasonable number. This excessive number of varieties is the weakest spot in the present export practice. Referring thereto the Imperial Economic Committee, in its third report, after speaking very highly of New Zealand export practices, states: "We would mention' that' in 1924 South Australia alone shipped no lege-'than 66 separate varieties, and New Zealand -nearly 50 distinct varieties, to the United Kingdom market, .. . and we recommend that producers should take steps to ascertain the most."suitable varieties for staple production, to the of perhaps not ? more than ten or fifteen, and concentrate on-growing these, at the same‘time faking energetm measures to eliminate unsuitable -sorts. The position last ; season (remarks Mr Campbell) became worse as far as New Zealand was concerned, for 59 varieties were exported. Steps should be taken to remedy this evil as early as possible.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12643, 31 December 1926, Page 20
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