Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/22/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** AS4033

AS4033

**Australia**

**Canned Deciduous Fruit**

**Annual**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Andrew C. Burst, Agricultural Counselor

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Mike Darby, Agricultural Specialist

**Report Highlights:**

Canning peach production is forecast to rise sharply in CY 2005,
conditioned on an expected return to more normal weather conditions.
Canning pear production is also forecast to rise in 2005, albeit at a
more conservative rate. Canned fruit exports are also forecast to rise
sharply in CY 2005, in-line with the higher expected production, while
imports are forecast to decline.

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Annual Report

Canberra \[AS1\]

\[AS\]

Table of Contents

[**SECTION ONE: SITUATION AND OUTLOOK
3**](#section-one-situation-and-outlook)

[Peaches 3](#peaches)

[Production 3](#production)

[Trade 3](#trade)

[Domestic Consumption 4](#domestic-consumption)

[Pears 5](#pears)

[Production 5](#production-1)

[Trade 5](#trade-1)

[Domestic Consumption 6](#domestic-consumption-1)

[Policy 6](#policy)

[Marketing 7](#marketing)

[SECTION TWO: STATISTICAL TABLES 8](#section-two-statistical-tables)

[Canned Peaches 8](#canned-peaches)

[Canned Pears 10](#canned-pears)

# SECTION ONE: SITUATION AND OUTLOOK

## Peaches

### Production

Canning peach production (fruit delivered to processors) is forecast at
58,000 MT in calendar year (CY) 2005, up 61 percent from the revised
figure for the previous year and relatively close to the longer-term
average. The forecast of 2005 production assumes normal weather
conditions and sufficient supplies of irrigation water. At the time of
writing this report, irrigation water allocations for key canning fruit
areas appear sufficient for a crop of this size. Furthermore, soil
moisture levels are adequate and growers are not anticipating above
average watering requirements. A return to previously experienced
drought conditions or any significant reduction in irrigation water
allocations would result in lower output.

Canning peach production for CY 2004 is estimated at 36,000 MT, down
substantially from the previous figure (see GAIN Report #AS3035), and
32-percent lower than in 2003. A severe frost early in the season did
significant damage to stone fruit crops such as apricots, but was
believed to have had a mostly negligible impact on the canning peach
crop. However, industry sources now believe this frost event was the
primary reason for the lower 2004 crop. Very dry conditions leading into
the CY 2004 season are also believed to have negatively impacted the
final size of the crop.

Post utilizes a conversion factor of 0.83 to convert fresh fruit to
actual canned peach production. As such, canned peach production for CY
2005 is forecast at 48,140 MT, up sharply from the estimated 29,880 MT
produced in 2004. The CY 2005 production forecast is relatively in-line
with the longer-term average.

### Trade

[Exports]{.underline}: Canned peach exports in CY 2005 are forecast at
14,000 MT, up sharply from the previous year. The substantially larger
2005 crop is expected to boost fruit available for export. The 2005
export forecast is relatively in-line with the long-term average export
volume.

Canned fruit exports in CY 2004 are projected at 7,000 MT. This export
figure is at an historical low largely brought-on by the reduction in
canning fruit supplies due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Year-to-date trade data for CY 2004 (January-August) shows exports
declining over 50 percent compared to the same period in the previous
year.

Post uses a conversion factor of 0.63 to convert canned fruit product,
as reported in the trade accounts, back into fruit content, for
inclusion in the S&D tables. Also, when converting cartons shipped to
metric tons, Post uses a conversion factor equivalent to 49 cartons to
the metric ton. Industry sources suggest that this conversion figure
would vary depending on fruit quality and size, and could reach as high
as 55 cartons to the metric ton.

Historic figures provided by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry (DAFF, formerly AFFA) indicates an overall increase in the
value of canned fruit exports, on an annual July to June basis. A lower
Australian dollar and packaging improvements have assisted exports over
the past five years. More recently, a temporary shortfall in northern
hemisphere production has created sharp increase in export demand.

![](media/image2.wmf)

Source: DAFF (July-June year)

[Imports]{.underline}: Canned peach imports in CY 2005 are forecast at
700 MT, down 44 percent from the previous year and more in-line with the
long-term average. The projected increase in domestic production of
canned peaches is expected to result in the drop in exports in CY 2005.

Imports of canned peaches are projected at 1,260 MT in CY 2004.
Year-to-date trade data (January-August) indicates a 100 percent rise in
imports, as domestic supply shortages and changes in currency values
have greatly improved import prospects.

Australia has traditionally imported minimal amounts of canned fruit.
However, recent domestic production difficulties have resulted in a
fairly dramatic rise in imports, albeit from a relatively low base. With
more normal domestic harvests, imports should moderate in the medium to
longer term.

### Domestic Consumption

Domestic canned peach consumption in CY 2005 is forecast at 32,000 MT,
up 5,000 MT from the previous year and in-line with the longer-term
average. Increased supplies of canned peaches should allow domestic
consumption to return to more normal levels.

Canned peach consumption in CY 2004 is projected at 27,000 MT, sharply
lower than the year-earlier figure. Reduced domestic production lowered
the supply of canned peaches available for domestic consumption.

Historical canned fruit figures used by Post are derived mostly from
official production and trade figures. Official consumption figures for
canned peaches are no longer available; however, DAFF has recently
released historical statistics for total processed fruit consumption
over the last 50 or so years (see the following graph.)

![](media/image3.wmf)

*Source: DAFF*

## Pears

### Production

Canning pear production (fruit delivered to processors) in CY 2005 is
forecast at 54,000 MT, up 10 percent from the revised figure for the
previous year. According to grower sources, irrigation water supplies
are expected to be adequate and soil moisture conditions are currently
favorable. Post assumes average weather conditions for the remainder of
the season in arriving at this forecast. A return to drought conditions
or a significant drop in the availability of irrigation water would
reduce 2005 production prospects.

Canned pear production in CY 2004 is estimated at 49,000 MT, slightly
lower than Post's previous figure. The pear crop, which tends to flower
late, was not as seriously affected by the severe frost event that
damaged much of the peach crop and all but wiped out the apricot crop.
However, drier conditions and slightly reduced supplies of irrigation
water did constrain total pear output to just below Post's previous
figure.

Post uses a conversion factor of 0.83 to convert fresh pears to canned
pear production. Given this, canned pear production in CY 2004 is
estimated at 40,670 MT, and is forecast to rise to 44,820 MT in CY 2005.

### Trade

[Exports]{.underline}: Canned pear exports in CY 2005 are forecast at
15,400 MT, up 14 percent from the previous year and more in-line with
the longer-term average. A larger expected 2005 pear harvest is expected
to greatly improve the availability of canned pears for export.

Canned pear exports in CY 2004 are projected at 13,500 MT, down 7
percent from the previous year. Year-to-date figures (January-August)
show even a more significant reduction from the same period in the
previous year. Drought conditions along with limited supplies of
irrigation water reduced the availability of canned pears for export.

Post uses a conversion factor of 0.63 to convert shipped product weight
to actual canned fruit content. When converting cartons shipped to
metric tons, Post uses a conversion factor equivalent to 49 cartons to
the metric tons. Industry sources suggest that this conversion figure
would vary with fruit quality and size and could reach as high as 55
cartons to the metric ton.

Historical figures from DAFF indicate export value for canned pears
trending downwards over the past decade. According to industry sources,
this decline is due a general decline in production brought on by
declining tree numbers.

![](media/image4.wmf)

Source: DAFF

[Imports]{.underline}: Canned pear imports in CY 2005 are forecast at
100 MT, well under the figure for the previous year. Imports in CY 2004
are projected at 315 MT, in-line with year-to-date trade figures
(January-August) showing a large rise in imports. Lower domestic
production and relative changes in exchange rates have helped to boost
imports to historically high levels.

Post uses a conversion factor of 0.63 to convert shipped product weight
to actual canned fruit weight. When converting cartons shipped to metric
tons, Post uses a conversion factor equivalent to 49 cartons to the
metric ton. Industry sources suggest that this conversion figure would
vary depending on fruit quality and size and could reach as high as 55
cartons to the metric ton.

### Domestic Consumption

Canned pear consumption figures are no longer available. Consumption
figures reported by Post are mostly derived from the trade and
production figures.

### Policy

[Australia-US FTA]{.underline}: Australia completed free trade agreement
(FTA) negotiations with the United States in February 2004. The FTA
could be implemented as soon as January 1, 2005. Currently, Australia
maintains an import tariff of five percent on canned fruit, including
product from the United States. Under the FTA, Australia's tariff on
product from the United States would immediately drop to zero.

Exports of canned fruit from Australia to the United States currently
attract a U.S. tariff of 18 percent. Under the FTA, the U.S. import
tariff would be reduced to zero at the rate of one percent per year over
a period of 19 years. The Australian canning fruit industry was
particularly critical of the relatively long phase-out period of the
U.S. tariff. Currently, the only major bilateral trade is Australian
exports of canned pears to the United States.

[Australia-Thailand FTA:]{.underline} Australia completed FTA
negotiations with Thailand in October 2003. Under the agreement,
Thailand's tariff on Australia's exports of canned fruit and juices will
be reduced to zero by 2010, from the pre-FTA 30 percent.

### Marketing

Australia's two remaining fruit canners officially merged into one in
September 2001. The merger was subject to approval of the Australian
Competition and Consumer Commission. The Commission granted approval for
the merger stating that there was sufficient competition from imported
canned fruit to guard against anti-competitive behavior. The new
company, SPC-Ardmona, recently announced an annual operating profit.

Recently, SPC-Ardmona held talks a much larger food company, National
Foods. National Foods, which is principally a large dairy foods
manufacturer, signaled its intention to purchase SPC-Ardmona. According
to reports, the share prices for both these companies rose significantly
on the news of these talks.

According to reports, the merger would require amendment of the rules
limiting ownership in SPC-Ardmona to 20 percent per shareholder. The
same reports have suggested that grower shareholders may not support
this merger proposal.

# SECTION TWO: STATISTICAL TABLES

## Canned Peaches

+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| PSD Table         |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
| Peaches, Canned   |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
|                   | **  | **R  | **  | **Es | **  | **Fo | *    |
|                   | 200 | evis | 200 | tima | 200 | reca | UOM* |
|                   | 2** | ed** | 3** | te** | 4** | st** |      |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
|                   | **U | **   | **U | **   | **U | **   |      |
|                   | SDA | Post | SDA | Post | SDA | Post |      |
|                   | Of  | Esti | Of  | Esti | Of  | Esti |      |
|                   | fic | mate | fic | mate | fic | mate |      |
|                   | ial | \    | ial | \    | ial | \    |      |
|                   | \[O | [New | \[O | [New | \[O | [New |      |
|                   | ld\ | \]** | ld\ | \]** | ld\ | \]** |      |
|                   | ]** |      | ]** |      | ]** |      |      |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Market Year     |     | **0  |     | **0  |     | **0  | *    |
| Begin**           |     | 1/20 |     | 1/20 |     | 1/20 | MM/Y |
|                   |     | 03** |     | 04** |     | 05** | YYY* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Deliv. To       | 52  | 5    | 48  | 3    | 0   | 5    | *(   |
| Processors**      | 700 | 2700 | 000 | 6000 |     | 8000 | MT)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Beginning       | 7   | 7613 | 2   | 4050 | 2   | 1190 | *    |
| Stocks**          | 613 |      | 300 |      | 240 |      | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Production**    | 43  | 4    | 39  | 2    | 40  | 4    | *    |
|                   | 741 | 3741 | 840 | 9880 | 000 | 8140 | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Imports**       | 344 | 677  | 400 | 1260 | 400 | 700  | *    |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **TOTAL SUPPLY**  | 51  | 5    | 42  | 3    | 42  | 5    | *    |
|                   | 698 | 2031 | 540 | 5190 | 640 | 0030 | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Exports**       | 14  | 1    | 7   | 7000 | 8   | 1    | *    |
|                   | 398 | 2981 | 300 |      | 000 | 4000 | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Domestic        | 35  | 3    | 33  | 2    | 33  | 3    | *    |
| Consumption**     | 000 | 5000 | 000 | 7000 | 500 | 2000 | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Ending Stocks** | 2   | 4050 | 2   | 1190 | 1   | 4030 | *    |
|                   | 300 |      | 240 |      | 140 |      | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **TOTAL           | 51  | 5    | 42  | 3    | 42  | 5    | *    |
| DISTRIBUTION**    | 698 | 2031 | 540 | 5190 | 640 | 0030 | (MT, |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                   |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+-------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Import Trade    |                 |                 |                 |
| Matrix          |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Peaches, Canned |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Time Period** | **Jan - Dec**   | **Units:**      | **MT**          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Imports       | **2002**        |                 | **2003**        |
| for:**          |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| U.S.            | 0               | U.S.            | 362             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Others**      |                 | **Others**      |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Greece          | 408             | Greece          | 408             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| New Zealand     | 86              | South Africa    | 238             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| China           | 20              | Italy           | 28              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Italy           | 19              | Spain           | 20              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| South Africa    | 10              | Argentina       | 14              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Malaysia        | 2               | Korea South     | 2               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Singapore       | 2               | China           | 1               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Korea South     | 1               | France          | 1               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| France          | 1               | Chile           | 1               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| United Kingdom  | 1               |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Total for     | **550**         |                 | **713**         |
| Others**        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Others not      | 118             |                 | 0               |
| Listed          |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Grand Total** | **668**         |                 | **1075**        |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Export Trade    |                |                |                |
| Matrix          |                |                |                |
|                 |                |                |                |
| Peaches, Canned |                |                |                |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| **Time Period** | **Jan - Dec**  | **Units:**     | **MT**         |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| **Exports       | **2002**       |                | **2003**       |
| for:**          |                |                |                |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| U.S.            | 2494           | U.S.           | 274            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| **Others**      |                | **Others**     |                |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| New Zealand     | 4175           | New Zealand    | 7641           |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Canada          | 3943           | Canada         | 4315           |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Japan           | 2544           | Japan          | 2019           |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Netherlands     | 806            | Philippines    | 918            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Singapore       | 708            | United Kingdom | 775            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| United Kingdom  | 652            | Malaysia       | 717            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Malaysia        | 581            | Netherlands    | 712            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Philippines     | 406            | Thailand       | 643            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Thailand        | 360            | Singapore      | 487            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Chile           | 320            | Taiwan         | 452            |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| **Total for     | **14494**      |                | **18678**      |
| Others**        |                |                |                |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| Others not      | 1400           |                | 1652           |
| Listed          |                |                |                |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
| **Grand Total** | **18389**      |                | **20604**      |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

## Canned Pears

+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| PSD Table        |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
| Pears, Canned    |     |      |     |      |     |      |      |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
|                  | **  | **R  | **  | **Es | **  | **Fo | *    |
|                  | 200 | evis | 200 | tima | 200 | reca | UOM* |
|                  | 2** | ed** | 3** | te** | 4** | st** |      |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
|                  | **U | **   | **U | **   | **U | **   |      |
|                  | SDA | Post | SDA | Post | SDA | Post |      |
|                  | Of  | Esti | Of  | Esti | Of  | Esti |      |
|                  | fic | mate | fic | mate | fic | mate |      |
|                  | ial | \    | ial | \    | ial | \    |      |
|                  | \[O | [New | \[O | [New | \[O | [New |      |
|                  | ld\ | \]** | ld\ | \]** | ld\ | \]** |      |
|                  | ]** |      | ]** |      | ]** |      |      |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Market Year    |     | **0  |     | **0  |     | **0  | *    |
| Begin**          |     | 1/20 |     | 1/20 |     | 1/20 | MM/Y |
|                  |     | 03** |     | 04** |     | 05** | YYY* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Deliv. To      | 52  | 5    | 47  | 4    | 50  | 5    | *(   |
| Processors**     | 000 | 2000 | 000 | 9000 | 000 | 4000 | MT)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Beginning      | 5   | 2338 | 4   | 2032 | 4   | 1517 | *    |
| Stocks**         | 954 |      | 575 |      | 015 |      | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Production**   | 43  | 4    | 40  | 4    | 41  | 4    | *    |
|                  | 160 | 3160 | 890 | 0670 | 500 | 4820 | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Imports**      | 50  | 50   | 50  | 315  | 50  | 100  | *    |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **TOTAL SUPPLY** | 49  | 4    | 45  | 4    | 45  | 4    | *    |
|                  | 164 | 5548 | 515 | 3017 | 565 | 6437 | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Exports**      | 25  | 1    | 22  | 1    | 22  | 1    | *    |
|                  | 589 | 4516 | 000 | 3500 | 000 | 5400 | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Domestic       | 19  | 2    | 19  | 2    | 19  | 2    | *    |
| Consumption**    | 000 | 9000 | 500 | 8000 | 500 | 9000 | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **Ending         | 4   | 2032 | 4   | 1517 | 4   | 2037 | *    |
| Stocks**         | 575 |      | 015 |      | 065 |      | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+
| **TOTAL          | 49  | 4    | 45  | 4    | 45  | 4    | *    |
| DISTRIBUTION**   | 164 | 5548 | 515 | 3017 | 565 | 6437 | (MT, |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Net  |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | Weig |
|                  |     |      |     |      |     |      | ht)* |
+------------------+-----+------+-----+------+-----+------+------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Import Trade    |                 |                 |                 |
| Matrix          |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Pears, Canned   |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Time Period** | **Jan - Dec**   | **Units:**      | **MT**          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Imports       | **2002**        |                 | **2003**        |
| for:**          |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| U.S.            | 11              | U.S.            | 9               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Others**      |                 | **Others**      |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| China           | 19              | China           | 87              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| New Zealand     | 13              | Italy           | 31              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| South Africa    | 9               | South Africa    | 17              |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Spain           | 2               | Spain           | 4               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Singapore       | 1               | France          | 2               |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Total for     | **44**          |                 | **141**         |
| Others**        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Others not      | 147             |                 | 1               |
| Listed          |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Grand Total** | **202**         |                 | **151**         |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Export Trade    |                 |                 |                 |
| Matrix          |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| Pears, Canned   |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Time Period** | **Jan - Dec**   | **Units:**      | **MT**          |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Exports       | **2002**        |                 | **2003**        |
| for:**          |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| U.S.            | 1039            | U.S.            | 4567            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Others**      |                 | **Others**      |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Germany         | 5415            | United Kingdom  | 6980            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| United Kingdom  | 5021            | Japan           | 3278            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Japan           | 3161            | Germany         | 3147            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Canada          | 3039            | Canada          | 2723            |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| New Zealand     | 998             | New Zealand     | 982             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Denmark         | 984             | Norway          | 874             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Norway          | 891             | Denmark         | 736             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Thailand        | 503             | Philippines     | 679             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Sweden          | 383             | Sweden          | 668             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Netherlands     | 351             | Thailand        | 369             |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Total for     | **20746**       |                 | **20436**       |
| Others**        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| Others not      | 1256            |                 | 1674            |
| Listed          |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Grand Total** | **23041**       |                 | **26677**       |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+