The Seaforth News, 1956-03-22, Page 7I2FMMPRONT
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In a recent issue of The
Gr weer there is a most striking
article about the trade in fruit
and vegetables between Canada
and the United States. It was
written by Mr. M. M. Robinson,
Secretary of the Ontario Fruit
and Vegetable Growers Asso-
ciation, - a man who knows
what he's talking about - and
states some facts that should be
of interest to every Canadian -
including some in tOttewa. The
article is too long to quote in
its entirety but the following
excerpts will give you an idea.
* *.
The story of trade in fruits
and vegetables as between Can-
ada and the United States can
best` be titled "The Trickle vs
The Torrent." This observation
is prompted by the resolution
passed by the Vegetable Grow-
ers' Association of America at
their Annual convention and by
statistics for the first nine
months of 1955,
Before we examine the reso,
lutton of the V.G.A. of A, let us
check the statistics. In the first
nine months of 1955 Canada
imported fresh fruits and vege-
tables to a value of $86,973,273,
a gain of $5,518,023 over the
same period in 1954. In the
same nine. months Canada ex -
tables to a value of $10,021;457,
a decline of $1,739,099 over the
same period in 1954, The gain
in the adverse balance was
therefore $7,257,122.
Further examination of the
records show that imports of
fresh fruits declined $740,360
whilst the imports of vegetables
increased $8,258,383 for a net in-
crease, as given, of $5,518,023.
It is obvious that when the
Statistics for the complete 12 -
month period are released, im-
portations will exceed one
hundred million dollars - a
LESS BOUNCE - New trains and
buses are taking to air - air
spring bellows, that is. Placed
between the axles and body of
a vehicle, the bellows form
cushions of compressed air that
absorb jolts, making for a
smoother ride, designers claim.
Edith Cox is shown above form-
ing a spring bellows. She works
at a Firestone plant which
makes the spring that resem-
bles several small tires placed
on top of each other,
record. On the other hand ex-
ports will be considerably be-
low twenty millions.
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The figures tell an impressive
story yet the Vegetable Grow-
ers' Association of America has
sponsored the following resolu-
tion:-
"Whereas, imports of vege-
tables and fruits competing
with American grown vege-
tables and fruits have proved
destructive in the domestic pro-
duction and development of a
stabilized industry;
W h e r ea s, experience has
shown that the tariff does not
offer an effective means of
dealing with the import prob-
lem and assuring an orderly
marketing system which would
be beneficial both to domestic
s.roducers and foreign export-
ers of vegetables and fruits to
this country;
Whereas, the regulation of the
flow of imports is essc til to
the health ofthe domestic in-
dustry and;
Whereas, the strong economic
condtion of the domestic in-
dustry is essential to a sound
market condition and therefore
of equal concern to foreign
growers;
Therefore, be it resolved:
1. That the Vegetable Grow-
ers Association of America lend
Rd support to the establishment
of important quotas as a means
of regulating the flow of cege-
tables and fruits into the Uni-
ted States;
2. That the Association adopt
as a basis of its ,support legis-
lation being prepared for in-
troduction in the Congress dur-
ing the coming session, subject
to perfecting modifications de-
signed to adapt the bill 'to the
conditions and needs of particu-
lar industries."
* * *
It's all part of a piece. Wit-
ness the National Peach Council
of the U.S.A. seeking, through
the U.S.A. Embassy, standardi-
zation by Canada of the It.
bushel basket used by U.S.A.
shippers. Canada normally buys
about twenty million pounds of
U.S.A. peaches each year. But
this isn't enough so our South-
ern friends would further com-
plicate a container situation al-
ready in a hopeless mess be-
cause each country, working in-
dependently, has its own ideas
of what containers should be
used. Canada has enough
trouble now securing agreement
'•'etween the various provinces
on containers without having
our U.S.A. friends suggesting
what is good for us or for them.
And the container situation is
further confused by Ottawa ac-'
cepting for entry into Canada
produce carried in any kind of
container and then tossing the
responsibility for maintaining
order in the field of standard-
ized containers upon the pro-
vincial authorities. Standardi-
zation of containers •has long
been regarded as, essential to
orderly marketing: Otherwise
all the container regulations
could be, wiped from the Fruit.
Vegetabls ani Honey Act and
from the Farm Products Grades
and Sales Act.
r * *
At a time when our exports,
in nine months, dropped $1,-
139,099 whilst our chief com-
petitor increased sales by $5,-
518,023 the proposal by the
V.G.A. of A. that embargoes are
essential to the prosperity of
the U.S.A. fruit and, vegetable
industry leaves het one conclu-
sion - our friends are still wet
behind the ears.
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