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been no assurance tor the future. Even .the apple quota established by (ire/t Britain includes shipping*
date Imitations and licensing Nxquirenients which reduce sharply\ the value of the “concessions” to \ our growers. . /
The fruit industry organj^Xttbns have pointed out that most of the countries of Western Europe no longer have unfavorable trade balance positions versus the United States, so the excuse for maintaining the discriminatory restrictions against our fruit largely has'been elminated.
A statement made by the U. S. National Fruit Export Council summarizes the situation in this way:
“The export market, largely in Europe, has been a traditional and significant outlet for U. S. fresh
processed fruits. This market was developed witth the superior quality' of American fruits, and market for almost one-tenth of the fresh fruit and one-quarter of the processed fruit sold annually by the U. S. industry prior to World War II.
“Following the War, most Eu-. ropean countries prohibited imports of U. S. fruits. They limited their expenditures of scarce dollars to items they considered more essential.
Within recent months the International ^Monetary Fund has found that,th$ industrialized countries of the world, particularly Western Europe, no longer can be considered to have balance-of-payment problems.
“The U. S. fruit industry is not seeking price support or even assurance of exports. It is only seeking an opportunity to compete, on
the basis of price and quality, i
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